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Father Takes a Wife is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Jack Hively and starring Gloria Swanson, Adolphe Menjou and John Howard. Silent screen queen Gloria Swanson returned to films after a seven-year absence. Eight years later, Swanson staged another comeback in the classic Sunset Boulevard (1950).
Synopsis
Senior (Adolphe Menjou) is a middle-aged widowed shipping magnate, who falls in love with celebrated actress Leslie Collier (Gloria Swanson) and marries her after a whirlwind courtship.
Cast
Adolphe Menjou as Fredrick Osborne, Sr.
Gloria Swanson as Leslie Collier
John Howard as Fredrick Osborne, Jr.
Desi Arnaz as Carlos Bardez
Helen Broderick as Aunt Julie
Florence Rice as Enid Osborne
Neil Hamilton as Vincent Stewart
Grady Sutton as Tailor
George Meader as Henderson
Mary Treen as Secretary
Ruth Dietrich as Miss Patterson
Jack Briggs as Joe, Senior's Driver (uncredited)
Reception
The film lost $104,000 at the box office.
References
Bibliography
Booker, Keith M. Historical Dictionary of American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.
External list
Father Takes a Wife at IMDb
Father Takes a Wife at AllMovie
Father Takes a Wife at the TCM Movie Database
Father Takes a Wife at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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