He Married His Wife

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He Married His Wife
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring Joel McCrea
Nancy Kelly
Music by David Buttolph
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Editing by James B. Clark
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) 19 January 1940
Running time 83 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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He Married His Wife is a 1940 film about a race horse owner (Joel McCrea) who wants his ex-wife (Nancy Kelly) to remarry so he'll no longer have to pay alimony. This movie is a black and white comedy released 19 January 1940 and directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by John O'Hara, among others.

Roland Young, who portrays the "other man" in He Married His Wife, had played the title role three years before in the light comedy classic Topper opposite Constance Bennett and Cary Grant.

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  • Joel McCrea as Randy Randall
  • Nancy Kelly as Valerie Randall
  • Roland Young as Bill Carter
  • Mary Boland as Ethel Hilary
  • Cesar Romero as Freddie
  • Mary Healy as Doris
  • Lyle Talbot as Paul Hunter
  • Elisha Cook, Jr. as Dickie Brown
  • Barnett Parker as Huggins
  • Harry Hayden as Prisoner
  • Charles C. Wilson as Warden (billed as Charles WIlson)
  • Charles D. Brown as Detective
  • Spencer Charters as Mayor
  • Leyland Hodgson as Waiter
  • William Edmunds as Waiter

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