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Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Dec 26, 2020
Jean Arthur has “Too Many Husbands”
Too Many Husbands (1940) is a screwball comedy directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, and Melvyn Douglas. The screenplay was written by Claude Binyon (True Confession 1938), based on a play by W. Somerset Maugham.Melv
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Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 23, 2014
Too Many Husbands
Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Written by Claude Binyon based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham
1940/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental This unsung screwball comedy started off so well … Bill Cardew (Fred MacMurray) and Henry Lowndes (Melvin Do
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Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Aug 8, 2013
When Bill Cardew (Fred MacMurray) is lost at sea, he is presumed to be dead. Bill’s wife Vicky (Jean Arthur) takes comfort in the arms of Bill’s friend and business partner Henry Lowndes (Melvyn Douglas) and they get married six months after Bill’s disappearance. The only problem
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Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 21, 2013
Whether it’s a man and two women, or a woman and two men, the love triangle has been Hollywood’s bread and butter for decades. 1940 was all about this, as evidenced by two highly similar movies that came out within months of each other – the Cary Grant starring My Favorite Wife,
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