My Favorite Wife
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My Favorite Wife is a 1940 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, centered on a presumed-dead wife who returns to find her husband newly remarried.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Favorite Wife canonical | 2 |
| My Favorite Wife (1940 film) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| artDirector |
Mark-Lee Kirk
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Van Nest Polglase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Enoch Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Rudolph Maté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Edward Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
Alexander Hall
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Garson Kanin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Hively NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| features |
courtroom comedy elements
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mistaken identity ⓘ romantic triangle ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy film
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screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Move Over, Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Enoch Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Ellen Arden
NERFINISHED
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Nick Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme | marital confusion after presumed death ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
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Academy Award for Best Original Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman presumed dead in a shipwreck returns home after several years to find her husband has remarried, creating romantic and legal complications. ⓘ |
| portrays | bigamy in a comedic context ⓘ |
| producer | Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | released ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-05-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | Move Over, Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bella Spewack
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Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Spewack NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson Raphaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starring |
Cary Grant
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Gail Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | My Favorite Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
My Favorite Wife (1940 film)