Day-Time Wife (1939)

When a young wife discovers her husband of two years is involved with his beautiful secretary, she applies for a job as secretary to a business rival.

Director:

Gregory Ratoff

Writers:

Art Arthur (screen play), Robert Harari (screen play),

Stars:

Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Warren William

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tyrone Power	...	Ken Norton
Linda Darnell	...	Jane
Warren William	...	Bernard Dexter
Binnie Barnes	...	Blanche
Wendy Barrie	...	Kitty
Joan Davis	...	Miss Applegate
Joan Valerie	...	Mrs. Dexter
Leonid Kinskey	...	Coco
Mildred Gover	...	Melbourne
Renie Riano	...	Miss Briggs

Storyline

When Jane Norton inadvertently discovers that Ken, her husband of two years, is dallying with his beautiful secretary, she decides to turn the tables by applying for a job as secretary to philandering architect Barney Dexter, an associate of her husband. Despite cynical advice from her friend Blanche, a three-time divorcée, Jane stays one step ahead of the amorous Dexter and uses Ken's jealousy to get him to renounce his extra-marital indiscretions.

---

Plot Keywords:

secretary | architect | jealousy | marriage | nightclub | 

---

Taglines:

He had someone on the side, so did she!

---

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

---

Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

Csintalan férjek

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Loretta Young rejected the female lead, refusing the get the second billing.

---

Quotes

Blanche: Oh, as Charlie Chan says, 'Too much work in matrimony paves the way for alimony.'

---

Connections

Referenced in Myra Breckinridge (1970)

---

Soundtracks

"Moonlight Serenade"
(1939) (uncredited)
Music by Glenn Miller
Lyrics by Mitchell Parish
Background music at the Sheepshead Bay restaurant

User Reviews

ABSOLUTELY NOT awful.

Just 7 reviews on this one by the time I'm writing this, with a couple of them being very very negative.

Bla, bla, bla... 1939 was the best year in Hollywood history (since when? who said that?) ... bla, bla, bla...Tyrone Power is terrible... bla, bla, bla... they should have casted Cary Grant.

NONSENSE. The script is fairly good (as long as someone has seen a couple of 1930's films more than just "Holiday" and "Bringing Up Baby") and Tyrone Power is quite descent and very funny.

Furthermore, someone who has watched just a few of the dozens of romantic - screwball comedies of that era, would have known that there were MANY other male leads besides Cary Grant, actors who gave as wonderful performances as C.G. gave in some of his films. They would also know that even though Cary Grant was magnificent, he also had done some VERY BAD movies through the 30's.

Finally, a request for the IMDb stuff. It's terribly unfair for a movie to have on it's main page a 100 word review with the title "Simply awful!". Especially when this review gives absolutely no reasons on why the movie is "awful". The fact that 22/26 people who have read the review, DISAPPROVED it, speaks for itself.