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Our Wife (1941 film)

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Our Wife
Directed byJohn M. Stahl
Written byP. J. Wolfson
Based onOur Wife
1933 play
by Lillian Day and Lyon Mearson
Produced byJohn M. Stahl
Irving Starr
StarringMelvyn Douglas
Ruth Hussey
Ellen Drew
CinematographyFranz Planer
Edited byGene Havlick
Music byLeo Shuken
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 4, 1941 (1941-08-04)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Our Wife is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey and Ellen Drew.[1] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Synopsis

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When a composer comes up with a hit, his ex-wife sets out to break up his romance with another woman and get him back.

Cast

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Reception

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Bosley Crowther panned the film in The New York Times, writing, "the idea is one which would barely carry a ten-minute vaudeville skit. 'Our Wife' has grounds to sue its writers for non-support." He did praise Hussey and Douglas's performances, "considering that they have very little, or nothing, to do it with", but felt that Drew was "pleasant to look on but hard to take as the crafty wife".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Babington & Barr p.204
  2. ^ Bosley Crowther (September 18, 1941). "' Our Wife,' a Slim Comic Effort, at the Paramount -- Tragedy Stalks Dr. Kildare, at Loew's Criterion". The New York Times.

Bibliography

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  • Babington, Bruce & Barr, Charles. The Call of the Heart: John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama. Indiana University Press, 2018.
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