Father Takes a Wife

Summary

Father Takes a Wife is a 1941 American comedy film starring Gloria Swanson and Adolphe Menjou. 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).

Father Takes a Wife
Directed byJack Hively
Screenplay byDorothy Fields
Herbert Fields
Produced byLee Marcus
StarringAdolphe Menjou
Gloria Swanson
CinematographyRobert De Grasse
Edited byGeorge Hively
Music byRoy Webb
Gene Rose
Production
company
Release date
  • October 3, 1941 (1941-10-03) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
79 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

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.[2]

Cast edit

Reception edit

The film lost $104,000 at the box office.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Father Takes a Wife: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Father Takes a Wife (1941) - Jack Hively | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  3. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p163

External list edit