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My Favorite Wife (1940)

May 17, 1940 (US) Comedy, Romance • 88m

Overview

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.

Director

Garson Kanin

Top Billed

Cary Grant

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Cary Grant
Cary Grant

Nick Arden

Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne

Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott

Steve Burkett

Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick

Bianca Bates

Granville Bates
Granville Bates

Judge Walter Bryson

Joe Cabrillas
Joe Cabrillas

Phillip (uncredited)

Thelma Joel
Thelma Joel

Miss Rosenthal (uncredited)

Hal Gerard
Hal Gerard

Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring

Nick's Lawyer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse

Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

Clive Morgan
Clive Morgan

Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

Jean Acker
Jean Acker

Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

Florence Dudley
Florence Dudley

Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

Max Linder
Max Linder

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon

Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Rondell

Bellboy #1 (uncredited)

Russell Wade
Russell Wade

Bellhop (uncredited)

Matty Roubert
Matty Roubert

Page Boy Paging Mr. Arden (uncredited)

Bill Cartledge
Bill Cartledge

Page Boy Paging Burkett (uncredited)

Edna Holland
Edna Holland

Johnny Weissmuller Inquirer (uncredited)

Ellen Lowe
Ellen Lowe

Weissmuller Inquirer's Companion (uncredited)

Chester Clute
Chester Clute

Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco

Waiter - Pacific Club Poolside (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr

Poolside Waiter (uncredited)

Franco Corsaro
Franco Corsaro

Waiter Bringing Wine (uncredited)

George Noisom
George Noisom

Page Boy Bringing Steve's Robe (uncredited)

Sue Moore
Sue Moore

Maid Drying Ellen's Clothes (uncredited)

Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall

Police Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Bob Reeves
Bob Reeves

Policeman Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins

Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)

Pat West
Pat West

Caretaker at Arden's Mountain Place (uncredited)

Murray Alper
Murray Alper

Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)

Roque Guinart
Roque Guinart

Waiter (uncredited)

Eli Schmudkler
Eli Schmudkler

Janitor (uncredited)

Corky
Corky

Corky the Dog (uncredited)

Margarita Martín
Margarita Martín

Minor Role (uncredited)

Crew
Mark-Lee Kirk
Mark-Lee Kirk

Assistant Art Director

John E. Tribby
John E. Tribby

Sound Recordist

Sam Spewack
Sam Spewack

Screenplay

Bella Spewack
Bella Spewack

Original Story

Sam Spewack
Sam Spewack

Original Story

Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin

Additional Writing

Mel Berns
Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Ruby Rosenberg
Ruby Rosenberg

Assistant Director

James H. Anderson
James H. Anderson

Assistant Director

Roy Webb
Roy Webb

Original Music Composer

Darrell Silvera
Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Rudolph Maté
Rudolph Maté

Director of Photography

Leo McCarey
Leo McCarey

Original Story

John McClain
John McClain

Additional Writing

Howard Greer
Howard Greer

Costume Designer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

June 23, 2022

Whilst it has it's moments; this is really quite a jaded comedy romance. Cary Grant ("Nick") has just married "Bianca" (Gail Patrick) when his previous, presumed dead, wife "Ellen" (Irene Dunne) who went missing seven years earlier in a shipwreck turns up alive and kicking. To add to the rather convoluted storyline, "Ellen" has been stuck all this time on a desert island with Randolph Scott ("Stephen") and as you can imagine loads of confusion en… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$921,000

Revenue

$2,057,000

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