Meet the Wife (1931)
"A WIFE to SCARE! HUSBANDS to SPARE! LAUGHTER to SHARE!"
Gertrude Lennox, a dominating woman who controls every aspect of her household, is preparing a reception for famous novelist Philip Lord, who is to arrive shortly from England. Gertrude is also laying plans to marry Doris Bellamy, her ward and the sister of her first husband, to Victor Staunton.
- Date of release
- 1931-04-16
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Leslie Pearce
Casting
- Aileen Carlyle — Alice
- Lew Cody — Philip Lord
- Laura La Plante — Gertrude Lennox
- Joan Marsh — Doris Bellamy
- Aggie Herring — Maggie
- Harry Myers — Harvey Lennox
- Claud Allister — Victor Staunton
Interesting facts
Meet the Wife is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Laura La Plante, Lew Cody and Joan Marsh. It is based on the 1923 Broadway play of the same title by Lynn Starling. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles A. Cadwallader.
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