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Feature film — 1965

How to Murder Your Wife (1965)

6.31h 58mComedy

Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.

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Director: Richard Quine

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Cast & crew

Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford

Jack Lemmon

Stanley Ford

Virna Lisi as Mrs. Ford

Virna Lisi

Mrs. Ford

Terry-Thomas as Charles

Terry-Thomas

Charles

Eddie Mayehoff as Harold Lampson

Eddie Mayehoff

Harold Lampson

Claire Trevor as Edna

Claire Trevor

Edna

Sidney Blackmer as Judge Blackstone

Sidney Blackmer

Judge Blackstone

Max Showalter as Tobey Rawlins

Max Showalter

Tobey Rawlins

Jack Albertson as Dr. Bentley

Jack Albertson

Dr. Bentley

Mary Wickes as Harold's Secretary

Mary Wickes

Harold's Secretary

Alan Hewitt as District Attorney

Alan Hewitt

District Attorney

Barry Kelley as Club Member

Barry Kelley

Club Member

William Bryant as Club Member

William Bryant

Club Member

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