My Favorite Wife

1940

1h 28m

7.0

7.0/10

169 votes • View on IMDb

Comedy Romance

"The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!"

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $921,000

Revenue: $2,057,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

jealousy judge shipwreck honeymoon bigamy confusion remarriage los angeles, california presumed dead screwball comedy deserted island second marriage lost at sea hilarious comedy of remarriage enoch arden first wife

Quick Facts

Release Date	May 17, 1940
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0029284

Cast

Cary Grant

Nick Arden

Irene Dunne

Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Randolph Scott

Steve Burkett

Gail Patrick

Bianca Bates

Ann Shoemaker

Scotty Beckett

Tim Arden

Mary Lou Harrington

Chinch Arden

Donald MacBride

Hotel Clerk

Hugh O'Connell

Johnson

Granville Bates

Judge Walter Bryson

Pedro de Cordoba

Dr. Kohlmar

Joe Cabrillas

Phillip (uncredited)

Key Crew

Bella Spewack

Screenplay

Garson Kanin

Director

Sam Spewack