small town,war correspondent,boyhood friend

Guest Wife (1945)

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HE BORROWS HER...HE LENDES HER!

Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent. But Chris's wife, Mary, is none to fond of Joe and tired of her husband's idolizing. On the eve of the Price's second-honeymoon trip to New York City, Joe arrives and tells Chris that he needs someone to pose as his wife in order to fool his boss in NYC, who thinks Joe got married to an overseas woman while on an assignment. Chris pushes Mary into posing as Joe's wife. In New York, this leads to many complications and misunderstandings, with Mary finally deciding to teach Chris and Joe a lesson by making them believe she is in love with Joe.

Cast & Crew

Director
Sam Wood
  • Profile picture of Claudette Colbert
    Mary Price Claudette Colbert
  • Profile picture of Don Ameche
    Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker Don Ameche
  • Profile picture of Dick Foran
    Christopher Price Dick Foran
  • Profile picture of Charles Dingle
    Arthur Truesdale Worth Charles Dingle
  • Profile picture of Grant Mitchell
    House Detective Grant Mitchell
  • Profile picture of Wilma Francis
    Susy Wilma Francis
  • Profile picture of Chester Clute
    Urban Nichols Chester Clute
  • Profile picture of Irving Bacon
    Nosey Stationmaster Irving Bacon

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Keywords

  • small town
  • war correspondent
  • boyhood friend