How to Murder Your Wife

Bring The Little Woman...Maybe She'll Die Laughing!

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.

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Cast

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Jack Lemmon

Stanley Ford

Virna Lisi

Mrs. Ford

Terry-Thomas

Charles

Eddie Mayehoff

Harold Lampson

Claire Trevor

Edna

Sidney Blackmer

Judge Blackstone

Max Showalter

Tobey Rawlins

Jack Albertson

Dr. Bentley

Mary Wickes

Harold's Secretary

Alan Hewitt

District Attorney

Barry Kelley

Club Member

William Bryant

Club Member

Charles Bateman

Club Member

Edward Faulkner

Club Member

Lauren Gilbert

Men's Club Manager

Howard Wendell

The Trial Judge

Khigh Dhiegh

Bald Actor Playing Thug

K.C. Townsend

Party Girl

Tom Palmer

Club Member

Stuart Hall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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