My Favorite Wife

Where to Watch My Favorite Wife (1940) (Legally)

The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!
May 17, 1940 US 88 min U
7.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
172 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

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Expect a Comedy, Romance blend, with a runtime close to 88 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7/10 from about 172 votes.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

jealousy, judge, shipwreck, honeymoon, bigamy, confusion, remarriage, los angeles, california, presumed dead, screwball comedy, deserted island, second marriage

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main cast

Cary Grant
as Nick Arden
Irene Dunne
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Randolph Scott
as Steve Burkett
Gail Patrick
as Bianca Bates
Scotty Beckett
as Tim Arden
Mary Lou Harrington
as Chinch Arden
Donald MacBride
as Hotel Clerk
Hugh O'Connell
as Johnson
Granville Bates
as Judge Walter Bryson