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My Favorite Wife

The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!

1940 · 1h 28m · APPROVED Comedy, Romance
Directed by Garson Kanin

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Overview

Seven years after a shipwreck in which she was presumed dead, Ellen Arden arrives home to find that her husband Nick has just remarried. The overjoyed Nick struggles to break the news to his new bride. But he gets a shock when he hears the whole story: Ellen spent those seven years alone on a desert island with another man.

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85%
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Fresh

A relatively formulaic (though beautifully produced) bedroom comedy...

Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh

The direction of Garson Kanin is spotty, and there is evidence of faults in editing -- but who cares?

Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Rotten

While it's pleasant enough, the freshness is definitely off the bloom.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Ninety minutes of delightfully irrational comedy.

TIME Magazine

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