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My Favorite Wife

1940 film by Garson Kanin
Movie film Q589729
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My Favorite Wife

Summary

My Favorite Wife is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Favorite Wife's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • My Favorite Wife was directed by Garson Kanin[4].
  • Garson Kanin wrote the screenplay for My Favorite Wife[5].
  • Samuel Spewack wrote the screenplay for My Favorite Wife[6].
  • Bella Spewack wrote the screenplay for My Favorite Wife[7].
  • My Favorite Wife's composer is recorded as Roy Webb[8].
  • My Favorite Wife's genre is romantic comedy[9].
  • My Favorite Wife's genre is comedy of remarriage[10].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Irene Dunne[11].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Cary Grant[12].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Randolph Scott[13].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Gail Patrick[14].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Scotty Beckett[15].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Pedro de Cordoba[16].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Ann Shoemaker[17].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Donald MacBride[18].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Granville Bates[19].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Jean Acker[20].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Leon Belasco[21].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Hugh O'Connell[22].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Earle Hodgins[23].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Bert Moorhouse[24].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Bob Reeves[25].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Horace McMahon[26].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Wife was Pat West[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

My Favorite Wife was produced by Leo McCarey[28]. It was directed by Garson Kanin[4]. Screenwriters include Garson Kanin[5], Samuel Spewack[6], and Bella Spewack[7]. Cast members include Irene Dunne[11], Cary Grant[12], Randolph Scott[13], Gail Patrick[14], Scotty Beckett[15], and Pedro de Cordoba[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1940[29], May 2, 1940[30], May 17, 1940[31], and June 7, 1940[32]. The original language of My Favorite Wife was English[33]. Genres include romantic comedy[9] and comedy of remarriage[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.8/10[35] and 86%[36].

Why It Matters

My Favorite Wife ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Cary Grant film Irene Dunne Jean Acker Leo McCarey Netflix Randolph Scott RKO Pictures Robert Wise United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → romantic comedy, comedy of remarriage
    P14449 → 8712
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  2. 8w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Roy Webb
    Film editor → Robert Wise
    Aliases → —
    Director of photography → Rudolph Maté
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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