Guest Wife (1945)
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This screwball comedy stars Claudette Colbert as Mary, the wife of bumbling but likeable banker Chris (Dick Foran). Foreign correspondent Joe (Don Ameche) Chris' best friend, is in danger of losing his job because he's not married (his boss insists that all his employees be married-and remember, bosses could get away with this in 1945!) Mary magnamimously offers to pose as Joe's wife, leading to all sorts of comic misunderstandings-the silliest of which finds Mary being accused of living in sin with her real husband. As one critic put it, "It's oh-ho time!" Guest Wife might have even been funnier had it not been hampered by the stringest censorship of the era.
Cast
Don Ameche
as Joe
as Joe
Claudette Colbert
as Mary
as Mary
Dick Foran
as Chris
as Chris
Richard Foran
as Chris
as Chris
Charles Dingle
as Worth
as Worth
Grant Mitchell
as Detective
as Detective
Wilma Francis
as Susy
as Susy
Chester Clute
as Urban Nichols
as Urban Nichols
Irving Bacon
as Nosey character
as Nosey character
Hal K. Dawson
as Dennis
as Dennis
Edward Fielding
as Arnold
as Arnold
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All Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (0)
The downfall is in the pacing, which designs several scenes to run too long, building humorously uncomfortable interactions that slow the rate of successful gimmicks.
August 4, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
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