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Directed by | John M. Stahl |
Written by | P. J. Wolfson |
Based on | Our Wife 1933 play by Lillian Day and Lyon Mearson |
Produced by | John M. Stahl Irving Starr |
Starring |
Melvyn Douglas Ruth Hussey Ellen Drew |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Gene Havlick |
Music by | Leo Shuken |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Our Wife is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey and Ellen Drew. [1] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
When a composer comes up with a hit, his ex-wife sets out to break up his romance with another woman and get him back.
Bosley Crowther panned the film in The New York Times, writing, "the idea is one which would barely carry a ten-minute vaudeville skit. 'Our Wife' has grounds to sue its writers for non-support." He did praise Hussey and Douglas's performances, "considering that they have very little, or nothing, to do it with", but felt that Drew was "pleasant to look on but hard to take as the crafty wife". [2]