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My Favorite Wife

The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!

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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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DirectorGarson Kanin

Keywords

jealousyjudgeshipwreckhoneymoonbigamyconfusionremarriagelos angeles, californiapresumed deadscrewball comedydeserted islandsecond marriagelost at seahilariouscomedy of remarriageenoch ardenfirst wife
Budget$921K
Box Office$2M

Cast

Cary Grant as Nick Arden

Cary Grant

Nick Arden

Irene Dunne as Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Irene Dunne

Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Randolph Scott as Steve Burkett

Randolph Scott

Steve Burkett

Gail Patrick as Bianca Bates

Gail Patrick

Bianca Bates

Ann Shoemaker as Ma

Ann Shoemaker

Ma

Scotty Beckett as Tim Arden

Scotty Beckett

Tim Arden

Mary Lou Harrington as Chinch Arden

Mary Lou Harrington

Chinch Arden

Donald MacBride as Hotel Clerk

Donald MacBride

Hotel Clerk

Hugh O'Connell as Johnson

Hugh O'Connell

Johnson

Granville Bates as Judge Walter Bryson

Granville Bates

Judge Walter Bryson