| My Favorite Wife | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Garson Kanin |
| Produced by | Leo McCarey |
| Written by | Leo McCarey Samuel and Bella Spewack |
| Starring | Irene Dunne Cary Grant Randolph Scott Gail Patrick |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Rudolph Maté |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 17, 1940 |
| Running time | 88 min. Garson Kanin ( November 24 1912 &ndash March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Samuel ( September 16, 1899 - October 14, 1971) and Bella Spewack ( March 25, 1899 - April 27, Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 Gail Patrick ( June 20, 1911 &ndash July 6, 1980) was an American film actress Roy Webb ( October 3 1888 – December 10 1982) was a film music composer Rudolph Maté ( 21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964) born Rudolf Matheh or Mayer, was an accomplished Cinematographer Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
My Favorite Wife (released in the U.K. as My Favourite Wife) is a 1940 screwball comedy that tells the story of a woman returning home to her husband and children after being shipwrecked on a tropical island for seven years. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The screwball comedy is a subgenre of the comedy Film genre. It has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring film genres It is a reworking of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Enoch Arden"; in tribute, the main characters' last name is Arden. Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets "Enoch Arden" is a Poem published in 1864 by Alfred Lord Tennyson, during his tenure as England 's Poet Laureate. Garson Kanin directed. Garson Kanin ( November 24 1912 &ndash March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films
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Synopsis
After being shipwrecked on an island for seven years, Ellen Arden (Irene Dunne) returns home on the very day that her husband Nick (Cary Grant) has had her declared dead so that he can marry Bianca Bates (Gail Patrick). Gail Patrick ( June 20, 1911 &ndash July 6, 1980) was an American film actress After learning that Nicky has left on his honeymoon, Ellen flies off to find him.
When Nick sees Ellen, he cannot believe his eyes. After his initial elation however, he is confronted by the realization that he now has two wives. He cannot bring himself to tell Bianca the awkward news, coming up with a variety of excuses why he must leave their honeymoon suite and not consummate their marriage. Bianca is certain that there is something wrong mentally with Nick.
Ellen decides to torment him by masquerading as a friend of the family from the South. Further complications arise when Nick learns from an insurance investigator representing the company which paid Ellen's life insurance policy that Ellen was not alone in her seven year ordeal. There was a Stephen Burkett (Randolph Scott) on the island with her. Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 Nick also learns that Stephen called Ellen "Eve" and she called him "Adam. "
When Nick confronts Ellen about Stephen, she dismisses Stephen as a harmless old man. Nick tracks Stephen down at a Y. M. C. A. , and is dismayed to find an athletic, handsome Adonis. Adonis (Άδωνης also Άδωνις is a figure of West Semitic origin where he is a central cult figure in various Mystery religions, who enters In an attempt to head off Nick's jealousy, Ellen persuades a mousy shoe salesman to pretend to be Stephen. Nick plays along for a while, then exposes the masquerade. Meanwhile, Bianca sends for a psychiatrist to examine her husband covertly. She finally learns the truth when the police arrest Nick for bigamy. The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and
In court, Nick, Bianca, Ellen and Stephen try to explain the complicated details to the judge (Granville Bates). He finally grants Bianca an annulment; she punches Nicky before leaving. The judge then takes the matter of declaring Ellen legally alive under advisement. With the bigamy charge dropped, Nick declares that he needs time to think, irking Ellen. Stephen asks her to marry him and return to the island, but she declines.
Finally, Nicky drives Ellen and their two children to their old mountain cabin. He plans to leave, but the roads are closed and he is forced to spend the night. Nick's mother telephones Ellen with the news the judge has declared her legally alive and that she is still legally married to Nick. Despite this, Ellen sends Nick to sleep in the attic. He makes several abortive attempts to enter to her bedroom, to her increasing amusement. Finally, when he appears dressed in a Santa Claus suit and wishes her a Merry Christmas, she forgives him for his indecision.
Cast
- Irene Dunne as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
- Cary Grant as Nick Arden
- Randolph Scott as Stephen Burkett
- Gail Patrick as Bianca Bates
- Ann Shoemaker as Ma
- Scotty Beckett as Tim
- Mary Lou Harrington as Chinch
- Donald MacBride as Hotel clerk
- Hugh O'Connell as Johnson
- Granville Bates as Judge
- Pedro de Cordoba as Dr. Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 Gail Patrick ( June 20, 1911 &ndash July 6, 1980) was an American film actress Ann Shoemaker ( January 10, 1891 in Brooklyn New York – September 18, 1978 in Los Angeles California) was an American Scott Hastings Beckett ( October 4, 1929 &ndash May 10, 1968) better known as Scotty Beckett was an American Donald MacBride ( 23 June, 1889 &ndash 21 June, 1957) was an American film actor Kohlmar
Remake
20th Century Fox began filming a 1962 remake starring Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, and Cyd Charisse under the working title of Something's Got to Give, which was to be directed by George Cukor. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Cyd Charisse ( March 8, 1922 &ndash June 17, 2008) was an American Dancer and actress. Something's Got to Give is one of the most notorious unfinished films in Hollywood history George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. There were problems from the beginning, mostly due to Monroe's failure to show up on time for work. Monroe was fired and Martin backed out when the studio attempted to recast Monroe's role with Lee Remick. Lee Ann Remick ( December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated American film and Following Monroe's death in August 1962, Doris Day and James Garner were cast, and the new version was released by Fox as Move Over, Darling (1963). Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as James Garner (born April 7 1928 is an American Film and Emmy -award winning Television Actor. Move Over Darling (aka Somethings Gotta Give) is a 1963 Remake of the 1940 Screwball comedy My Favorite The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr
See also
- Too Many Husbands, a film with a very similar plot (with the sexes reversed) that was released less than two months earlier. Too Many Husbands (released in the United Kingdom as My Two Husbands) is a 1940 Comedy film about a woman who loses her husband in
External links
- My Favorite Wife at the Internet Movie Database
- Something's Got to Give at the Internet Movie Database
- Move Over Darling at the Internet Movie Database
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