Guest Wife (1945)
HE BORROWS HER...HE LENDES HER!
Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent. But Chris's wife, Mary, is none to fond of Joe and tired of her husband's idolizing. On the eve of the Price's second-honeymoon trip to New York City, Joe arrives and tells Chris that he needs someone to pose as his wife in order to fool his boss in NYC, who thinks Joe got married to an overseas woman while on an assignment. Chris pushes Mary into posing as Joe's wife. In New York, this leads to many complications and misunderstandings, with Mary finally deciding to teach Chris and Joe a lesson by making them believe she is in love with Joe.
Casting
- Claudette Colbert — Mary Price
- Don Ameche — Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker
- Dick Foran — Christopher Price
- Charles Dingle — Arthur Truesdale Worth
- Grant Mitchell — House Detective
- Wilma Francis — Susy
- Chester Clute — Urban Nichols
- Irving Bacon — Nosey Stationmaster
- Hal K. Dawson — Dennis
- Edward Fielding — Arnold
- Hazel Dohlman — Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Guest Wife is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood, written by Bruce Manning and John Klorer, and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, and Dick Foran. It is also known as What Every Woman Wants.
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