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Guest Wife

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Mary and Christopher Price, preparing to leave on a second honeymoon, are contacted by their friend Joe Parker. He's a roving newspaper correspondent who has, for years, convinced his publisher Arthur Worth he's married. However, Worth has demanded to finally meet Mrs Parker. Joe implores Mary to play the part and she agrees, but matters get complicated and before long, she and Joe are forced to be inseparable.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/05/2020
6/10
The downfall is in the pacing, which designs several scenes to run too long, building humorously uncomfortable interactions that slow the rate of successful gimmicks. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 03/28/2024 A thin premise but still a lot of fun. See more 05/14/2010 Claudette Colbert puts in a delightfully comic performance and is well supported for this fun comedy. See more Read all reviews
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Sam Wood

Director

Claudette Colbert

Mary Price

Don Ameche

Joseph Jefferson `'Joe'` Parker

Richard Foran

Christopher Price

Charles Dingle

Arthur Truesdale Worth

Grant Mitchell

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mary and Christopher Price, preparing to leave on a second honeymoon, are contacted by their friend Joe Parker. He's a roving newspaper correspondent who has, for years, convinced his publisher Arthur Worth he's married. However, Worth has demanded to finally meet Mrs Parker. Joe implores Mary to play the part and she agrees, but matters get complicated and before long, she and Joe are forced to be inseparable.
Director
Sam Wood
Producer
Bruce Manning
Screenwriter
John D. Klorer, Bruce Manning
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists, Greentree Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 27, 1945, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 1, 2015
Runtime
1h 30m