Too Many Husbands
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| Too Many Husbands | |
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 1940 Theatrical Poster |
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| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Written by | W. Somerset Maugham (play, Home and Beauty, 1923) Claude Binyon |
| Starring | Jean Arthur Fred MacMurray Melvyn Douglas |
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| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Too Many Husbands (released in the United Kingdom as My Two Husbands) is a 1940 romantic comedy film about a woman who loses her husband (Cardew) in a boating accident and remarries, only to have her first spouse reappear -- yet another variation on Enoch Arden. The film stars Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray and Melvyn Douglas, and is based on the 1919 play Home and Beauty by W. Somerset Maugham.[1] The movie was directed by Wesley Ruggles.
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[edit] Cast
- Jean Arthur as Vicky Lowndes
- Fred MacMurray as Bill Cardew
- Melvyn Douglas as Henry Lowndes
- Harry Davenport as George
- Dorothy Peterson as Gertrude Houlihan
- Melville Cooper as Peter
- Edgar Buchanan as Detective Adolph McDermott
- Tom Dugan as Lieutenant Sullivan
[edit] Reception
John P. Livadary was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Internet Movie Database: Too Many Husbands Retrieved 2011-07-26
- ^ "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
[edit] External links
- Too Many Husbands at the Internet Movie Database
- Too Many Husbands at AllRovi
- Too Many Husbands at the TCM Movie Database
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