My Favorite Wife (1940)
Director:
Garson Kanin
Starring: Cary Grant
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Product Details:
Format: DVD
Manufacturer: Turner Home Entertainment
Sku: 40240184
UPC: 053939674927
UPC 14: 00053939674927
Rating: NR
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| An attorney marries again only to have his first wife, who was missing for seven years and presumed dead, suddenly reappear on his honeymoon night. |
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Editor's Note
When his wife is believed dead after seven years missing at sea, a dashing attorney marries again only to have his first wife suddenly appear on his honeymoon night. Remade as the Doris Day starrer, MOVE OVER DARLING. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Original Story.
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Cast & Crew
| Ann Shoemaker | |
| Cary Grant | |
| Gail Patrick | |
| Irene Dunne | |
| Randolph Scott | |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson - Based On Poem By | |
| Bella Spewack - Screenplay | |
| Garson Kanin - Director | |
| Leo McCarey - Producer | |
| Robert Wise - Editor | |
| Roy Webb - Musical Score | |
| Rudolph Mate - Cinematographer |
Plot Summary
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, originally teamed in the 1937 comedy "The Awful Truth", are back for more fun. This time, a wife who has been apart from her husband and kids for seven years (after getting marooned on an island) returns to her home and family -- on the very day her husband is about to marry another woman!
Awards
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Oscar (1941) |
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Van Nest Polglase, Mark-Lee Kirk , Nominee, Best Art Direction, Black-and-White |
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Roy Webb, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score |
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Leo McCarey, Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack, Nominee, Best Writing, Original Story |

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