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You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)

You Can't Fool Your Wife poster
Directed by
Ray McCarey
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A husband tries to hide his past from his wife, but his lies create complications. The film follows the couple as the truth comes out in funny ways.

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What happens

You Can't Fool Your Wife is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Jerome Cady. The film stars Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote, Virginia Vale, Emma Dunn and Elaine Shepard. The film was released on May 21, 1940, by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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