My Favorite Wife
1940 film by Garson Kanin
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Summary
My Favorite Wife is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,799 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Garson Kanin[3]
- Screenwriter: Garson Kanin[4], Samuel Spewack[5], Bella Spewack[6]
- Composer: Roy Webb[7]
- Genre: comedy of remarriage[8], romantic comedy film[9]
- Cast member: Irene Dunne[10], Cary Grant[11], Randolph Scott[12], Gail Patrick[13], Scotty Beckett[14], Pedro de Cordoba[15], Ann Shoemaker[16], Donald MacBride[17], Granville Bates[18], Jean Acker[19], Leon Belasco[20], Hugh O'Connell[21], Earle Hodgins[22], Bert Moorhouse[23]
- Producer: Leo McCarey[24]
- Production company: RKO Pictures[25]
- Director of photography: Rudolph Maté[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: My Favorite Wife[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 6.8/10[30], 86%[31]
- Color: black-and-white[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1940[34], May 2, 1940[35], May 17, 1940[36], June 7, 1940[37]
- Distributed by: RKO Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
- Film editor: Robert Wise[40]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story[41], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[42], Academy Award for Best Original Score[43]
- Title: My Favorite Wife[44]
- Duration: 89 minutes[45]
- Capital cost: 921,000 US dollars[46]
- Box office: 2,057,000 US dollars[47]
- Costume designer: Howard Greer[48]
- Production designer: Van Nest Polglase[49]
Why It Matters
My Favorite Wife has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]