Review of How to Murder Your Wife (1965) by Dannielle A — 05 May 2011

Stanley Ford is a single man with a good fortune, but he is NOT in want of a wife. He enjoys his bachelor ways as a cartoonist, having his way with women and being taken care of by a butler. In a moment of drunkenness, he marries an Italian woman who doesn't speak a word of English. She is a very loving wife and nothing seems to phase her but Ford hates being married and tries unsuccessfully to dump her. He imagines that he's killed her and emulates his thoughts in his cartoon. Everyone believes he's actually killed her and tries him for murder. That's the basic plot.

There are tons of sexist, chauvinistic lines and attitudes. The comedy is dry and insulting to women. Obviously it is satire, but it's still insulting. I sat through the whole movie but it was difficult to watch and I didn't enjoy it.