Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.
My Favorite Wife has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Feb 2001
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My Favorite Wife was released in 1940 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 125 reviews, giving My Favorite Wife (1940) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with My Favorite Wife than critics were.
With a score of 75%, My Favorite Wife is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1940, which stands at 63%.
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