Father Takes a Wife

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