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He Married His Wife

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
290
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He Married His Wife (1940)
Comedy

Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.

  • Director
    • Roy Del Ruth
  • Writers
    • Sam Hellman
    • Darrell Ware
    • Lynn Starling
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Nancy Kelly
    • Roland Young
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    290
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roy Del Ruth
    • Writers
      • Sam Hellman
      • Darrell Ware
      • Lynn Starling
    • Stars
      • Joel McCrea
      • Nancy Kelly
      • Roland Young
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Top Cast29

    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • T.H. Randall
    Nancy Kelly
    Nancy Kelly
    • Valerie
    Roland Young
    Roland Young
    • Bill Carter
    Mary Boland
    Mary Boland
    • Ethel
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • Freddie
    Mary Healy
    Mary Healy
    • Doris
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Paul Hunter
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Dicky Brown
    Barnett Parker
    Barnett Parker
    • Huggins
    Harry Hayden
    • Prisoner
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • Warden
    • (as Charles Wilson)
    Charles D. Brown
    • Detective
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Mayer
    Leyland Hodgson
    Leyland Hodgson
    • Waiter
    William Edmunds
    • Waiter
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    James Carlisle
    • Spectator with Binoculars
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy Del Ruth
    • Writers
      • Sam Hellman
      • Darrell Ware
      • Lynn Starling
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    • Trivia
      The current print shown on the Fox Movie Channel (FMC) has no end credits. The AFI Catalogue lists additional credited cast, indicating they viewed a print with end credits. Added, in the following order, were Harry Hayden, Charles C. Wilson (as Charles Wilson), Charles D. Brown, Spencer Charters, Leyland Hodgson and William Edmunds.
    • Quotes
      • Bill Carter: If you never saw him before, why'd you let him kiss you?
      • Ethel Hillary: Well, after all, Bill, there is such a thing as hospitality.
    • Connections
      Remade as Meet Me After the Show (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonlight Serenade
      (1939) (uncredited)
      Music by Glenn Miller
      Played as dance music at the nightclub

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 19, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • S-a însurat cu nevasta lui
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,600
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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