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How to Murder Your Wife

"Bring The Little Woman...Maybe She'll Die Laughing!"

1965-01-26 Comedy 1hr 58m

Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband.

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Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband.

  • Released
    1965-01-26
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 58m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    6.5
  • Production
    Murder Inc., United Artists

Crew

Richard Quine
Director
George Axelrod
Producer
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Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Stanley Ford
Virna Lisi

Virna Lisi

Mrs. Ford
Eddie Mayehoff

Eddie Mayehoff

Harold Lampson
Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Judge Blackstone
Max Showalter

Max Showalter

Tobey Rawlins
Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

Dr. Bentley
Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Harold's Secretary
Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

District Attorney
Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Club Member
William Bryant

William Bryant

Club Member
Charles Bateman

Charles Bateman

Club Member
Edward Faulkner

Edward Faulkner

Club Member
Lauren Gilbert

Lauren Gilbert

Men's Club Manager
Howard Wendell

Howard Wendell

The Trial Judge
Khigh Dhiegh

Khigh Dhiegh

Bald Actor Playing Thug
K.C. Townsend

K.C. Townsend

Party Girl
Tom Palmer

Tom Palmer

Club Member
Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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A Review by John Chard 4

Written by John Chard on 2015-10-05

Lemmon unable to save this from averageville. Cartoonist Stanley Ford loves bachelorhood, he enjoys his life, he has a butler to serve hi... read more

Lemmon unable to save this from averageville. Cartoonist Stanley Ford loves bachelorhood, he enjoys his life, he has a butler to serve him, he can get girls, and he likes a drink or two. Then one night he's at a bachelor party and the beautiful Virna Lisi pops up out of the cake, his life is about to change. For when he wakes up in the morning, he finds he has married her, and to compound his problems, she doesn't speak any English. As a big Jack Lemmon fan I have to say I'm very disappointed in this picture, it's essentially a two joke movie that wastes Lemmon and Terry-Thomas' talent. The first half of the picture plays heavy on the fact that the new Mrs Ford only speaks Italian, this sets us up for a number of funny sequences, particularly when Claire Trevor enters the fray as Edna, but on it goes, and on it goes... We then get to watch as Stanley gains weight due to Mrs Ford's willingness to cook for her new husband, with Lemmon reduced to playing Stanley as an exasperated buffoon, henpecked within an inch of his manhood. The second half of the picture, as the title suggests, sees Stanley grow a spine and decide to deal with his problem by killing the wife. You would think that this sets the picture up for a number of riotous sequences as Stanley tries to do away with her, but sadly no, it's just the one joke that fails to light up the picture in any shape or form. The run in to the finale is marginally saved by the always reliable Eddie Mayehoff, but come the credits you wonder if the film ever meant to be a full blown comedy in the first place? 4/10 for Mayehoff and Terry-Thomas' opening scenes.

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A Review by John Chard

Lemmon unable to save this from averageville. Cartoonist Stanley Ford loves bachelorhood, he enjoys his life, he has a butler to serve him, he can get girls, and he likes a drink or two. Then one night he's at a bachelor party and the be...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 4

Written by John Chard on 2015-10-05

Lemmon unable to save this from averageville. Cartoonist Stanley Ford loves bachelorhood, he enjoys his life, he has a butler to serve him, he can get girls, and he likes a drink or two. Then one n...

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