Review of My Favorite Wife (1940) by Anne L — 14 Apr 2008
Directed by romantic comedy stalwart Garson Kanin, this nevertheless has the mark of its producer/writer Leo McCarey stamped all over it, and owes much to McCarey's 1935 classic The Awful Truth (same leading actors and practically the same ending).
Some fine comedy moments, but has a tendency to drift towards sentimentality when the supposed-dead wife Ellen is reunited with her children, the obnoxious Timmy and the oddly named Chinch (is it short for Chinchilla?!).
Not as funny as the best screwball comedies, but the courtroom scenes are worth the watch, as Granville Bates's judge tries to work out exactly what's going on and why Grant has two wives (I can't wait to tell my wife about this case, she thinks all my cases are dull.
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This review of My Favorite Wife (1940) was written by Anne L on 14 Apr 2008.
My Favorite Wife has generally received very positive reviews.
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