Cinematic background from My Favorite Wife 1940 - Seven years after a shipwreck in which she was presumed dead, Ellen Arden arrives home to find that her husband Nick has just remarried. The overjoyed Nick struggles to break the news to his new bride. But he gets a shock when he hears the whole story: Ellen spent those seven years alone on a desert island with another man.

My Favorite Wife

1940

Comedy, Romance

Directors:
Garson Kanin
Writers:
Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Garson Kanin, Leo McCarey, John McClain
Official poster of My Favorite Wife 1940 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman are in a bedroom; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman sitting in a doorway; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man in a suit and a man in a hat signing a document; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman standing next to each other at a counter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman are hugging each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a counter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old black and white photo of a woman in a polka dot dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of a man and two children hugging; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A group of people standing around each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of a woman in a striped suit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman are talking to each other in front of other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old black and white photo of a man and a woman hugging; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in front of a piano; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A woman sitting on a chair in front of a plant; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – Two men in suits standing next to a stone wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – Two men are sitting in a court room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of an older woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man in a suit and a hat is holding a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – Two young boys looking at each other in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of a woman wearing a polka dot hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A woman and two young children sitting on a bed; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of a woman wearing a polka dot bow tie; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and two women are sitting in a court room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of a woman laying in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of a woman wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A woman and a little girl are playing a piano together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a white hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A young man sitting in a chair with his hand on his chin; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – An old photo of a woman standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and two women sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man and a woman are posing for a picture; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – Two women sitting on a couch in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A woman with a hat sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A woman wrapped in a towel sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A man shaking hands with another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Favorite Wife” (1940), directed by Garson Kanin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle