Guest Wife
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Produced by | Jack H. Skirball |
| Written by | John D. Klorer Bruce Manning |
| Starring | Claudette Colbert Don Ameche Dick Foran |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Cinematography | Joseph A. Valentine |
| Editing by | William Morgan |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 27 July 1945 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
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Guest Wife is a 1945 film directed by Sam Wood, written by Bruce Manning and John Klorer, and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche and Dick Foran.
The film was nominated the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Daniele Amfitheatrof).
[edit] Plot
Don Ameche plays Joe, a journalist long overdue for a vacation but stuck with a family-minded boss. Joe finally complains that he needs some time with his own wife and gets the vacation he needs. Theres only one problem--Joe is not married. Best buddy Chris (Richard Foran) comes to the rescue, offering to let Joe borrow his wife, Mary, played by Claudette Colbert. The plan runs smoothly until Joe, Mary, and Chris end up in the same house, with Mary and Joe forced to share the same bedroom in order to keep the deception alive.
[edit] Cast
- Claudette Colbert as Mary Price
- Don Ameche as Joseph Jefferson Parker
- Dick Foran as Christopher Price
- Charles Dingle as Arthur Truesdale Worth
- Grant Mitchell as House Detective
- Marlo Dwyer as Susy (as Wilma Francis)
- Chester Clute as Urban Nichols
- Irving Bacon as Nosey Stationmaster
- Hal K. Dawson as Dennis
- Edward Fielding as Arnold
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