How to Murder Your Wife Page #4

Synopsis: Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband. When after several months he decides to kill off Bash's wife in the cartoon, his wife misinterprets his intentions and disappears. Which leads the police to charge him with murder.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Richard Quine
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
APPROVED
Year:
1965
118 min
531 Views


I don't know. I don't know.

I don't know.

"If you can keep your head

"when all around are losing theirs

and blaming it on you..."

In fact, you're right, Charles.

We have nothing to worry about at all.

I've already explained

the situation to the young lady.

I've told her "I expect you to be on an

airplane to Las Vegas this afternoon."

Well, that's absolutely marvellous, sir!

But what was the young lady's reaction?

A little difficult to say.

She doesn't seem to... speak English.

Charles?

Charles?

Charles?!

Good God!

Doesn't speak English?

Yet, on the other hand,

if one will go around

marrying persons

who pop out of cakes,

it's bound to be, well,

rather catch as catch can, isn't it, sir?

Charles?

Surely you can realise

how ridiculous this whole thing is.

I'll call Harold Lampson, run down, see him

and it'll all be straightened out.

Charles, I promise you by three o'clock

afternoon, she'll be on a plane to Vegas.

Yeah, hi! How are you?

- Really, sir?

- Really.

Now, just go back to your room,

your beautiful room where you've been

so happy with your books and music.

- Hmm?

- Well, uh...

Unpack, Charles.

Nothing has changed. I promise you.

Dinner at the usual time, Charles?

For one?

Please, Charles.

Ah, avanti, avanti!

Oh, there you are, you're all dressed. Good.

You... you, uh... wait outside

while I get dressed, huh, you know?

And then you, me, we, uh...

go talk-um lawyer.

Uh, cinq minutes.

All right?

Oh. Harold, I'm in trouble.

Deep... I don't think it's

anything you can't handle.

I'm in terrible, terrible trouble.

Worse than that, Harold. I'm...

I'm...

married.

- 'Married?!'

- That's right, I'm married.

'Married?!'

All OK.

- OK!

- No!

Not now. There's lots to do.

Lawyer's office. Gotta go there.

Come on. Work out a separation.

Get you a lawyer in Las Vegas.

Hotel reservations...

Oh, good morning, Mr Ford!

Oh, congratulations.

Congratulations!

And buongiorno, Mrs Ford. Mrs Lampson's

on her way up from the country.

Mr Lampson, they're here!

Well, well, I wanna see the little lady

that finally nailed old Stan.

You don't mind if I kiss the bride,

do you?

- No.

- Congratulations, MRS Ford.

- Congratulations.

- Oh, grazie, grazie, grazie tanto.

My God, you're right. She is Italian.

You mean that she doesn't speak

A-N-Y E-N-G-L-l-S-H?

Not one word.

Not a word?

You lucky devil.

Harold, will you please?

We've got one million things to do.

- Get her an airplane!

- You've got to make out a new will.

- Get her a lawyer in Vegas.

- Got to get your physical.

- My what?

- Your physical.

I'm gonna have Doctor...

come and check you out right here.

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George Axelrod

George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play, The Seven Year Itch (1952), which was adapted into a movie of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's and also adapted Richard Condon's The Manchurian Candidate (1962). more…

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