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The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

The Wife Takes a Flyer poster
Directed by
Richard Wallace
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple gets tangled up in a series of misunderstandings and comedic situations. The story follows their romantic adventures and the humorous complications that arise.

lightheartedplayfulromanticbreezywittycheerfulnostalgic

What happens

The Wife Takes a Flyer (aka Highly Irregular, UK title: A Yank in Dutch) is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay of The Wife Takes a Flyer was written by Jay Dratler, Gina Kaus and Harry Segall. The film's music score is by Werner R. Heymann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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