Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
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33% of users liked it
(25 ratings)
20th Century-Fox evidently adored "triangle" comedies like Wife, Husband and Friend; apparently so did Loretta Young, who appeared in most of these films. Young plays the wife of businessman Warner Baxter, while "friend" Cesar Romero is an amorous singing teacher who convinces… More 20th Century-Fox evidently adored "triangle" comedies like Wife, Husband and Friend; apparently so did Loretta Young, who appeared in most of these films. Young plays the wife of businessman Warner Baxter, while "friend" Cesar Romero is an amorous singing teacher who convinces Young that she has a future in opera. To show up his wife, Baxter takes lessons from diva Binnie Barnes--and as it turns out, he's the one with the ideal operatic voice. The romantic quadrangle is resolved when Baxter makes a disastrous stage debut, whereupon Romero and Barnes exit and Baxter and Young realize the error of their ways. Wife, Husband and Friend was remade in 1949 as Everybody Does It, with Paul Douglas (of all people) as the would-be Caruso. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gregory Ratoff
- Written By
- James M. Cain, Nunnally Johnson
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 3, 1939 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
Running a brisk 75 minutes, the lightweight comedy is a silly little distraction with charming moments.
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Cast
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Loretta Young
as Doris Blair Borland
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Warner Baxter
as Leonard Borland
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Binnie Barnes
as Cecil Carver
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Cesar Romero
as Hugo
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George Barbier
as Major Blair
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J. Edward Bromberg
as Rossi
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Eugene Pallette
as Mike Craig
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Helen Westley
as Mrs. Blair
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Ruth Terry
as Carol the Secretary
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Alice Armand
as Sally Bostwick
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Iva Stewart
as Miss Carver's Secretary
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Dorothy Dearing
as Mrs. Price
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Helen Ericson
as Mrs. Spalding
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Kay Griffith
as Nancy Sprague
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Harry Rosenthal
as Wilkins
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Edward Cooper
as Butler
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Renie Riano
as Mrs. Craig
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Lawrence Grant
as Hertz
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Charles Williams
as Jaffee
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Howard Hickman
as Concert Manager
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George Irving
as Doctor
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Harry Hayden
as Hotel Manager
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Robert Kellard
as Bank Teller
- Robert Lowery
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Arthur Rankin
as Intern
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Cecil Weston
as Dresser
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Zeni Vatori
as Opera Singer
