You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
IS SHE SWEETHEART-OR JUST PLAIN WIFE?
Longtime school sweethearts discover married life, thanks to a disagreeable live-in mother-in-law and pressing business obligations, is more rocky than idyllic.
Director: Ray McCarey
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 68 min
Release Date: May 21, 1940
Cast
- Lucille Ball - Clara Fields Hinklin
- James Ellison - Andrew Hinklin
- Robert Coote - Battincourt
- William Halligan - J.R. Gillespie, Sr.
- Emma Dunn - Mother Fields
- Virginia Vale - Sally
- Rosina Galli - Mama Brentoni
- Charles Lane - Salesman
- Oscar O'Shea - Dr. Emery
- Norman Mayes - Porter at Dock
Screenplay
- Jerome Cady (Screenplay)
- Richard Carroll (Story)
- Ray McCarey (Story)
Music: Roy Webb
Cinematography: J. Roy Hunt
Editing: Theron Warth
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
mistaken identity, b movie, conflict with in-law
More Films by Director: Ray McCarey
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is You Can't Fool Your Wife about?
- Longtime school sweethearts discover married life, thanks to a disagreeable live-in mother-in-law and pressing business obligations, is more rocky than idyllic.
- Who directed You Can't Fool Your Wife?
- You Can't Fool Your Wife was directed by Ray McCarey.
- Who stars in You Can't Fool Your Wife?
- You Can't Fool Your Wife stars Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote, William Halligan, Emma Dunn, Virginia Vale.
- How long is You Can't Fool Your Wife?
- You Can't Fool Your Wife has a runtime of 1h 8m (68 minutes).
- What genre is You Can't Fool Your Wife?
- You Can't Fool Your Wife is a Comedy film.
- Where was You Can't Fool Your Wife produced?
- You Can't Fool Your Wife was produced in United States of America.