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My Favorite Wife

1940 · 88 min

A breezy, witty romp full of charm and rapid banter, leaving you smiling at the absurdity of love.

Tagline
The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!
Overview
Years after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Garson Kanin
Written by
Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack
Starring
Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Gail Patrick, Ann Shoemaker, Scotty Beckett, Mary Lou Harrington, Donald MacBride
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
Rudolph Maté
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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