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ComedyRomance

My Favorite Wife

- The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!

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.

Release Date : 1940-05-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Irene Dunne

Character Name : Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Original Name : Irene Dunne

Gender : Female

Cary Grant

Character Name : Nick Arden

Original Name : Cary Grant

Gender : Male

Gail Patrick

Character Name : Bianca Bates

Original Name : Gail Patrick

Gender : Female

Randolph Scott

Character Name : Steve Burkett

Original Name : Randolph Scott

Gender : Male

Ann Shoemaker

Character Name : Ma

Original Name : Ann Shoemaker

Gender : Female

Scotty Beckett

Character Name : Tim Arden

Original Name : Scotty Beckett

Gender : Male

Mary Lou Harrington

Character Name : Chinch Arden

Original Name : Mary Lou Harrington

Gender : Female

Donald MacBride

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Donald MacBride

Gender : Male

Hugh O'Connell

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Hugh O'Connell

Gender : Male

Granville Bates

Character Name : Judge Walter Bryson

Original Name : Granville Bates

Gender : Male

Pedro de Cordoba

Character Name : Dr. Kohlmar

Original Name : Pedro de Cordoba

Gender : Male

Jean Acker

Character Name : Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Acker

Gender : Female

Murray Alper

Character Name : Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Alper

Gender : Male

Leon Belasco

Character Name : Waiter - Pacific Club Poolside (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Belasco

Gender : Male

Joe Cabrillas

Character Name : Phillip (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Cabrillas

Gender : Male

Bill Cartledge

Character Name : Page Boy Paging Burkett (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Cartledge

Gender : Male

Chester Clute

Character Name : Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Chester Clute

Gender : Male

Corky

Character Name : Corky the Dog (uncredited)

Original Name : Corky

Gender : Male

Franco Corsaro

Character Name : Waiter Bringing Wine (uncredited)

Original Name : Franco Corsaro

Gender : Male

Florence Dudley

Character Name : Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Dudley

Gender : Female

Hal Gerard

Character Name : Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Gerard

Gender : Male

Roque Guinart

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Roque Guinart

Gender : Male

Earle Hodgins

Character Name : Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)

Original Name : Earle Hodgins

Gender : Male

Edna Holland

Character Name : Johnny Weissmuller Inquirer (uncredited)

Original Name : Edna Holland

Gender : Female

Thelma Joel

Character Name : Miss Rosenthal (uncredited)

Original Name : Thelma Joel

Gender : Female

Cy Kendall

Character Name : Police Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Original Name : Cy Kendall

Gender : Male

Ellen Lowe

Character Name : Weissmuller Inquirer's Companion (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellen Lowe

Gender : Female

Margarita Martín

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Margarita Martín

Gender : Female

Horace McMahon

Character Name : Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)

Original Name : Horace McMahon

Gender : Male

Sue Moore

Character Name : Maid Drying Ellen's Clothes (uncredited)

Original Name : Sue Moore

Gender : Female

Bert Moorhouse

Character Name : Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Clive Morgan

Character Name : Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Clive Morgan

Gender : Male

George Noisom

Character Name : Page Boy Bringing Steve's Robe (uncredited)

Original Name : George Noisom

Gender : Male

Bob Reeves

Character Name : Policeman Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Reeves

Gender : Male

Ronald R. Rondell

Character Name : Bellboy #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Ronald R. Rondell

Gender : Male

Matty Roubert

Character Name : Page Boy Paging Mr. Arden (uncredited)

Original Name : Matty Roubert

Gender : Male

Eli Schmudkler

Character Name : Janitor (uncredited)

Original Name : Eli Schmudkler

Gender : Male

Pat West

Character Name : Caretaker at Arden's Mountain Place (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat West

Gender : Male

Donald Kerr

Character Name : Poolside Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Kerr

Gender : Male

Max Linder

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Linder

Gender : Male

Cyril Ring

Character Name : Nick's Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyril Ring

Gender : Male

Russell Wade

Character Name : Bellhop (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Wade

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

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 ensues now as they all try to decide who actually wants to be married to whom! Grant is his usual, affable, self but the others didn't really do it for me - except, maybe Granville Bates as the hopelessly indecisive judge "Bryson". I'm afraid that I found the story really quite thin - the one joke has some legs, but they tire midway through and the whole thing just becomes too contrived.