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The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

1h 26m · 28 Apr 1942

SHOT DOWN FROM THE SKIES...BUT HIS HEAD WAS STILL IN THE CLOUDS!

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Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.

Movie ID18714
GenreComedy, Romance, War
DirectorRichard Wallace
Main castJoan Bennett, Franchot Tone, Allyn Joslyn, Cecil Cunningham, Roger Clark, Lloyd Corrigan, Lyle Latell, Georgia Caine
Release date28 April 1942
Release year1942
LanguageEnglish
Duration86 min (1h 26m)
Rating5.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseColumbia Pictures

Director: Richard Wallace
Writers: Gina Kaus, Jay Dratler, Gina Kaus

Top cast

Joan BennettAnita Woverman Franchot ToneChristopher Reynolds Allyn JoslynMajor Zellfritz Cecil CunninghamCountess Oldenburg Roger ClarkKeith Lloyd CorriganThomas Woverman Lyle LatellMuller Georgia CaineMrs. Woverman Barbara BrownMaria Woverman Erskine SanfordJan Chester CluteAdolphe Bietjelboer Hans ConriedHendrik Woverman Romaine CallenderZanten Aubrey MatherChief Justice William EdmundsGustav Margaret SeddonThe Twin
Kate MacKennaThe Twin
Josephine AllenWoman
Frank AltenGerman Orderly
Hugh BeaumontOfficer

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