Guest Wife poster

Guest Wife( 1945)

TV-MAComedyRomance
62%
User
Score

HE BORROWS HER...HE LENDES HER!

Overview

Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent. But Chris's wife, Mary, is none to fond of Joe and tired of her husband's idolizing. On the eve of the Price's second-honeymoon trip to New York City, Joe arrives and tells Chris that he needs someone to pose as his wife in order to fool his boss in NYC, who thinks Joe got married to an overseas woman while on an assignment. Chris pushes Mary into posing as Joe's wife. In New York, this leads to many complications and misunderstandings, with Mary finally deciding to teach Chris and Joe a lesson by making them believe she is in love with Joe.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Claudette Colbert

      Mary Price

    2. cast image

      Don Ameche

      Joseph Jefferson 'Joe' Parker

    3. cast image

      Dick Foran

      Christopher Price

    4. cast image

      Charles Dingle

      Arthur Truesdale Worth

    5. cast image

      Grant Mitchell

      House Detective

    6. cast image

      Wilma Francis

      Susy

    7. cast image

      Chester Clute

      Urban Nichols

    8. cast image

      Irving Bacon

      Nosey Stationmaster

    9. cast image

      Hal K. Dawson

      Dennis

    10. cast image

      Edward Fielding

      Arnold

    11. cast image

      Hazel Dohlman

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jul 23 2025
    “I can tell more about a woman by looking at her feet than by looking at her face”. Luckily “Mary” (Claudette Colbert) doesn’t wear Wellington boots in this sometimes rather confusing comedy. She is happily married to docile bank manager “Chris” (Dick Foran) who, in turn, just happens to be best pal with writer “Joe” (Don Ameche). This latter chap has a problem. He has won an award - and an $1,000 honorarium, but he needs to acquire a wife in an hurry. Who better than “Mary”? She’s none too keen on “Joe” nor on this wacky idea, but for  the sake of a peaceable life she agrees. Imagine the confu...

    Media

    Videos 0Backdrops 6Posters 6

    Recommendations

    1. Ball of Fire

      Ball of Fire74%

    2. Us

      Us70%

    3. The Exterminating Angel

      The Exterminating Angel79%

    4. GoodFellas

      GoodFellas85%

    5. Apocalypse Now

      Apocalypse Now83%

    6. Rear Window

      Rear Window84%

    7. The Mummy

      The Mummy68%

    8. Top Gun: Maverick

      Top Gun: Maverick82%

    9. Oldboy

      Oldboy83%

    10. Badlands

      Badlands75%

    11. Joker

      Joker81%

    12. Schindler's List

      Schindler's List86%

    13. The Truman Show

      The Truman Show81%

    14. The Fabelmans

      The Fabelmans76%

    15. The Green Mile

      The Green Mile85%

    16. 28 Days Later

      28 Days Later72%

    17. Nosferatu the Vampyre

      Nosferatu the Vampyre73%

    18. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

      Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood74%

    19. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

      Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind80%

    20. My Neighbor Totoro

      My Neighbor Totoro81%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • small town
    • war correspondent
    • boyhood friend