How to Murder Your Wife

(1965)

Comedy

118 minutes

Directed by Richard Quine

Cast:

Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford

Virna Lisi as Mrs. Ford

Terry-Thomas as Charles Firbank

Eddie Mayehoff as Harold Lampson

Claire Trevor as Edna Lampson

Mary Wickes as Harold's secretary

Jack Albertson as Dr. Bentley

Sidney Blackmer as Judge Blackstone

Max Showalter as Tobey Rawlins

Alan Hewitt as District Attorney

Barry Kelley as Club Membee

William Bryant as Construction Worker

Charles Bateman as Club Member

Edward Faulkner as Club Member

Lauren Gilbert as Men's Club Manager

Stanley Ford is a bachelor and a syndicated cartoonist with a great life. The morning after he was at a friend’s party, he finds himself to be the new husband of the girl who popped out of the cake and does not speak any English. He is not fond of the idea of marriage but begins to like his new life and transforms his cartoon character to a husband. Many months pass by and he decides to change the storyline by killing off his character’s wife. His wife takes it personally and leaves. The police start looking at Stanley for her disappearance. 

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