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Guest Wife (1945)

1945-07-27 · 1h 30m · EN
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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.

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Sam WoodDirector

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Claudette ColbertClaudette ColbertMary PriceDon AmecheDon AmecheJoseph Jefferson 'Joe' ParkerDick ForanDick ForanChristopher PriceCharles DingleCharles DingleArthur Truesdale WorthGrant MitchellGrant MitchellHouse DetectiveWilma FrancisWilma FrancisSusyChester CluteChester CluteUrban NicholsIrving BaconIrving BaconNosey StationmasterHal K. DawsonHal K. DawsonDennisEdward FieldingEdward FieldingArnold

Keywords

Small townWar correspondentTripBoyhood friend

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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinitySmall Town · War Correspondent · TripMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance · War Correspondent

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What is Guest Wife about?

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.

How long is Guest Wife?

Guest Wife has a runtime of 90 minutes.