My Favorite Wife
“The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!”
1940•NR•1h 28m•7.0•Released
ComedyRomance
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
Writer
Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Cary Grant
Nick Arden
Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Randolph Scott
Steve Burkett
Gail Patrick
Bianca Bates
Ann Shoemaker
Ma
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)
Thelma Joel
Miss Rosenthal (uncredited)
Hal Gerard
Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Nick's Lawyer (uncredited)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Leo McCarey
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