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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)

APPROVED  85 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  18 March 1938 (USA)
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The daughter of a penniless marquis teaches her multi-millionaire fiancé a lesson, after learning he has had 7 previous wives.

Director:

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers:

Charles Brackett (screenplay), Billy Wilder (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claudette Colbert ...
Nicole De Loiselle
Gary Cooper ...
Michael Brandon
Edward Everett Horton ...
The Marquis De Loiselle
David Niven ...
Albert De Regnier
Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson ...
Aunt Hedwige
Herman Bing Herman Bing ...
Monsieur Pepinard
Warren Hymer Warren Hymer ...
Kid Mulligan
Franklin Pangborn Franklin Pangborn ...
Assistant Hotel Manager
Armand Cortes Armand Cortes ...
Assistant Hotel Manager
Rolfe Sedan Rolfe Sedan ...
Floorwalker
Lawrence Grant Lawrence Grant ...
Professor Urganzeff
Lionel Pape Lionel Pape ...
Monsieur Potin
Tyler Brooke Tyler Brooke ...
Clerk
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Storyline

US multi-millionaire Michael Barndon marries his eight wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broken French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the row of his ex-wives and starts her own strategy to "tame" him. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Taglines:

He married in haste and repeated in pleasure!

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Oitava Mulher do Barba Azul See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This film was based on a French play by Alfred Savoir that was translated into English by Charlton Andrews and produced on Broadway. The New York production opened on Sept. 19, 1921 at the Ritz Theatre and ran for 155 performances. It has previously been produced as a silent film starring Gloria Swanson, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Nicole shuts the door to her part of the apartment to keep Michael out, you can hear her locking it. But throughout the film there is no keyhole or lock visible on either side of her door. See more »

Quotes

Nicole de Loiselle: I wish someone would tell you what I really think of you.
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Connections

Referenced in The Holiday (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Minuet"
(uncredited)
from "Quintetto per archi E major, Op.11-5 (G.275)"
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
In the score when Brandon sees the Louis XIV bathtub See more »