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The Doctor Takes a Wife

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A writer (Loretta Young) and a neurologist (Ray Milland) accept rumors of their marriage when each stands to gain from the mistake.

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George Orwell Time and Tide 10/02/2023
The vivid American dialogue makes up to some extent for the banal plot. The acting is worthy of the material, and Edmund Gwenn in a minor part is as good as ever. Go to Full Review
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Steve D 05/25/2023 Nowhere near as amusing as it should be. See more 01/02/2019 Entertaining romantic comedy for adults. Loretta Young and Ray Milland use their star power to make preposterous circumstances almost seem normal. The type of adult comedy that isn't made today. Nothing risque. No four letter words. No preaching. No political correctness. Just pure entertainment. See more 12/31/2017 This one's not too bad. Loretta Young is pretty charming. Typical screwball comedy. See more 06/22/2013 Ridiculous situations but a cute movie. See more 08/22/2009 Worth a little time on a Saturday afternoon. Good performances...especially from Ray Milland raise this film above somewhat contrived material. But there is a bit of clever writing here and Loretta Young is as radiant as ever. Edmund Gwen lends welcome support. It wants to be another His Girl Friday, but only partially succeeds. See more 09/23/2008 Bogs down in the middle, but still fun. Especially enjoyable to watch the relationship progress. Young almost passes for a feminist, Milland is befuddled, Patrick- annoyingly sweet, and Gwenn the Father-in-Law you always wanted. Perfect casting. Wish I could duplicate that noise that Milland makes at the end, though. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A writer (Loretta Young) and a neurologist (Ray Milland) accept rumors of their marriage when each stands to gain from the mistake.
Director
Alexander Hall
Producer
William Perlberg
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m