Just when she is about to leave town with her husbandtobe the still lovesick grant drafts her to cover one. Too many husbands by wesley ruggles jean arthur, fred. But when the first husband returns very much alive, it leaves his wife with one too many husbands and a tough choice to make in this classic screwball comedy. Read info about the screenplay for too many husbands, 1940, directed by wesley ruggles, with jean arthur, fred macmurray, melvyn douglas. Smith goes to washington, is now married to his best friend, henry twotime oscar winner melvyn douglas, 1963, best supporting actor, hud and 1979, best supporting actor, being there. Since this left numerous job positions open, there was a dramatic increase in women in the work field. A hilarious celebration of lifelong female friendship duration. Somerset maugham, which itself is loosely based on tennysons poem enoch arden, too many husbands is like a more daring, genderreversed version of my favorite wife both films were released in 1940. When bill cardew fred macmurray, double indemnity returns to town a year after surviving a shipwreck, he finds out that his wife, vicky jean arthur, mr.
For years young tried to foster the notion that they were still married and living bicoastally. The stars of this 1940 film are jean arthur, melvyn douglas, fred macmurray and harry davenport. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. In 1940 ruggles directed too many husbands, a romantic comedy with jean arthur, douglas, and macmurray. More than a year after her husband was missing and presumed dead from a shipwreck, the young widow marries his best friend. And besides, we get to see the matchless jean arthur do the rhumba. Fred mcmurray, rosalind russell, the three stooges. Too many husbands cannot hold a candle to the cary grantirene dunne classic my favorite wife which for obvious reasons this film has often been compared to. Harry langdon, betty blythe, esther muir and others in the cast were stars in silent films. Wesley ruggles june 11, 1889 january 8, 1972 was an american film director.
The play, too many husbands, opened in atlantic city, new jersey, usa on 4 august 1919 and moved to broadway in new york city, new york, usa on 8 october 1919, closing in january 1920 after 102 performances. Director alfred hitchcock coined the term macguffin when discussing the. Too many husbands 1940 wesley ruggles jean arthur fred. The opening night cast included estelle winwood as vicky.
Too many husbands 1940 jean arthur and fred macmurray. Lady gaga recently bared all on the cover of v magazine, as did miley cyrus on marc jacobs tshirts. Too many husbands 1940 wesley ruggles, jean arthur, fred. Too many husbands received an academy award nomination in the sound recording category.
Too many husbands is also in the screwball tradition, but feels more understated, with more fleshedout characters, and without some of the forced zaniness and drawnout, unnecessary misunderstandings often found in the genre, and in the other 1940 twospouses film i initially thought rko ripped off columbia, but given how closely they were. Fred macmurray full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Jean arthur, fred macmurray and bmelvyn douglas in too many husbands. Longmissing bill cardew returns to find his wife vicky. While melvyn douglas was ok as second husband henry lowndes i thought that fred macmurray turned in a very forgettable performance as first husband bill cardew. Though one might suspect too many husbands as being in the same vein as my favorite wife, its actually based on a somerset maugham play. Icons of screwball comedy, volume 1 if you could only cook too many husbands my sister eileen she wouldnt say yes.
Sep 23, 2016 invitation to happiness irene dunne, fred macmurray, charlie ruggles classic movie. Too many husbands is a 1940 romantic comedy film about a woman who loses her husband in. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of too many husbands with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a dozen or so silent films, on occasion with charlie chaplin. Arthur returned for the popular western arizona 1940, portraying a determined woman who heads west to start a cattle ranch.
Mccarey originally planned the film for jean arthur under the working title, woman overboard, but she was committed to other projects she eventually made a film too many husbands 1940 which had a similar plot. Fred macmurray list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Whether its a man and two women, or a woman and two men, the love triangle has been hollywoods bread and butter for decades. Thinking that her wandering husband, fred macmurray, has drowned, wife jean arthur marries melvyn douglas.
Rebecca 1940 was the second of three films that waxman would score for. Buy or rent too many husbands movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. This meant that many husbands were absent from the home due to military service. See the full list of too many girls cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Somerset maugham, which in turn was loosely based on the narrative poem enoch arden by alfred, lord tennyson. In timehonored enoch arden fashion, macmurray turns up alive. The film had the working titles of at your age and dummy husbands.
Romantic comedy adapted from a somerset maugham play. Husband and wife poison themselves trying to selfmedicate with. When her first husband returns, jean finds that she is in love with both husbands, and there are some very funny scenes wh n she tries to pick the one she lovebest. Led to believe that her husband fred macmurray has drowned in a shipwreck, socialite jean arthur marries melvyn douglas. The story of lucille ball and desi arnaz download full ebook. Too many husbands 1940 u 0403 1940 us comedy 1h 21m user score. A bearded fred macmurray as the longlost bill cardew phones his astonished fatherinlaw harry davenport to say hes headed home in too many husbands, 1940. Too many husbands 1940 wesley ruggles, jean arthur, fred macmurray, melvyn douglas, comedy, romance september 20, 2016 its been a year since bill cardew was declared dead by drowning, and his widow vicky is now married to his old friend and business partner, henry lowndes.
Fred macmurray, the other husband, sparkles equally brightly, with constant mischief in his eyes. Lucille ball stars as the daughter of a wealthy man who hires four football playerbody guards to escort her to a small college in new mexico. They met running into each other in the park as they walked their respective dogs day after day. The rest of the film finds jeans two husbands figuratively duking it out for her affections. Top 10 films about husbands and wives top 10 films. Other articles where too many husbands is discussed. Husbands and wives have played a key role in many cinematic stories over the last hundred years. Directed by wesley ruggles starring jean arthur, fred macmurray and melvyn douglas. Betty doesnt know what barry does for a living, but because he has different dogs on each walk, he implies he works in. Below, find an array of stars whove stripped down on camera and magazine covers. In one, arthur decides to say with macmurray, in the other douglas. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for too many husbands 1940. The movie was one of six films based on tennysons poem. Too many husbands 1940 too many husbands 1940 user.
Officially, this is the first entry in the east side kids franchise. Edgar buchanan full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. With jean arthur, fred macmurray, melvyn douglas, harry davenport. Movie title from the film too many husbands 1940, directed by wesley ruggles, starring jean arthur, fred macmurray and melvyn douglas. Read the full synopsis of too many husbands, 1940, directed by wesley ruggles, with jean arthur, fred macmurray, melvyn douglas, at turner classic movies. Wesley ruggless too many husbands 1940 and sam woods the devil and miss jones 1941. My favorite wife came back yet again as move over, darling 1963, with doris day and. After being passed from one orphanage to another, all katherine wants is a family to call her own.
Now shes got two men fighting over her, a state of affairs she settles back to enjoy, much to the dismay of her father, played by that terrific character actor harry davenport. Somerset maugham play was successful americanized as too many husbands british title. Just marriedbut to whom romantic comedy adapted from a somerset maugham play. The picture stars irene dunne as a woman who returns to her husband and children after being shipwrecked on a tropical island for several years, and cary grant as her husband. This was is stark contrast to the previous lifestyle of women working exclusively in the home. A february 1940 news item in the hollywood reporter, a month before the films release, said columbia selected a jury of twelve female college students from ucla to help decide which of the two endings would be used.
Too many husbands 1940 film synopsis and discussion. Laurence olivier and joan fontaine and alfred hitchcock in rebecca poster. Too many husbands sounded like a hoot and we eagerly looked forward to seeing it. Too many husbands 1940 full movieromantic comedy youtube. Jan 06, 2012 tom lewis and loretta married in 1940, and lived together until the mid 50s. Jun 21, 20 whether its a man and two women, or a woman and two men, the love triangle has been hollywoods bread and butter for decades. Feb 26, 2014 too many husbands 1940, directed by wesley ruggles and written by claude binyon based on the 1923 play home and beauty by w. Buy or rent too many husbands movie now family video. Find out when and where you can watch too many husbands on tv with the full listings schedule at.
Another film based on the same source is the 1955 columbia film three for the show, directed by h. High concept from the word go, too many husbands is the kind of lightweight fluff that the marvelous jean arthur did between more substantial films like mr. But theyre hardly the only celebrities to go fullfrontal. She also received top billing in capras you cant take it with you 1938 and. Too many girls may not be the most brilliant film ever made, but it pleases me to see any film which adheres to the code and which obviously did not give joseph breen much trouble.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing too many husbands near you. To get the full story of why he left her youll have to read the book. Media in category too many husbands 1940 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. While my wife and i were able to muster a chuckle every now and then for the most part this film turned out to be a real drag. Misbehaving husbands is a 1940 american comedy of errors film directed by william beaudine for producers releasing corporation. Made in 1940, this monogram programmer doesnt yet have the familiar chemistry of leo gorcey, huntz hall, bobby jordan and sammy morrison, but its an interesting and fun entry. Desi arnaz shows up in a small role playing drums in. For a production codeera film, too many husbands is remarkably risque, with a delicious openended denouement. Arthur plays a woman married to the best friend of her dead husband, whos mighty surprised when her dead husband turns out not to be so dead after all. Dec 03, 2017 although that seems more like a useful sorority feature in the 1920s rather than 1940, pottawatomie does seem rather behind the times, so i find this to be realistic.
Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Too many husbands was filmed with two possible endings. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The legend of jean arthur by david mermelstein wsj.
It opened in london, england, uk on 30 august, 1919, with the title home and. Too many husbands came out just a couple of months before another movie based on the same source materialmy favorite wife. Then he took their two sons and moved back to new york. Too many husbands released in the united kingdom as my two husbands is a 1940 romantic comedy film about a woman who loses her husband in a boating accident and remarries, only to have her first spouse reappearyet another variation on the 1864 poem enoch arden by alfred, lord tennyson. Dec 06, 2016 too many girls 1940 trailer lucille ball desi arnaz. With anne shirley, john morley, gene lockhart, dudley clements. So, the couple mixed a small amount of the parasite remover with a liquid before drinking the solution. The concept in question had been tried before and would be tried again, so it certainly is sturdy and has a certain appeal, but the.
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