My Favorite Wife

About My Favorite Wife

Years after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.

My Favorite Wife (1940) is a comedy romance film directed by Garson Kanin. At 88 minutes long, it arrived in May 1940.

Cary Grant stars as Nick Arden, Irene Dunne as Ellen Wagstaff Arden, Randolph Scott as Steve Burkett, and Gail Patrick as Bianca Bates. Written by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack.

Shelv files it under judge, screwball comedy, shipwreck, and honeymoon. American members can watch it on YouTube TV.

Cast Away, The Blue Lagoon, and The Philadelphia Story make useful companions to My Favorite Wife, all filed under deserted island, presumed dead, and remarriage. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 180 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.