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Wife Wanted (1946 film)

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Director
  
Phil Karlson

Country
  
United States

6.2/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

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Release date
  
November 2, 1946 (1946-11-02)

Based on
  
the novel Wife Wanted  by Robert E. Callahan

Writer
  
Caryl Coleman (screenplay), Sidney Sutherland (screenplay), Robert E. Callahan (novel)

Tagline
  
Here's The Whole Shocking Story Of So-Called "Friendship Clubs" That Sell Marriage, Companionship and Romance, But Deliver Shame and Extortion!

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Wife Wanted is a 1946 American crime directed by Phil Karlson, featuring Kay Francis, Paul Cavanagh and Robert Shayne. This was Kay Francis's last film. The film's screenplay was written by Caryl Coleman and Sidney Sutherland, based on the novel Wife Wanted by Robert E. Callahan.

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Plot

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Carole Raymond (Francis) is a film star whose best years are behind her so she decides to buy in a real estate plan with Jeff Caldwell (Cavanagh), who's really running an illegitimate matrimonial service.

Cast

  • Kay Francis as Carole Raymond
  • Paul Cavanagh as Jeffrey Caldwell
  • Robert Shayne as Bill Tyler
  • Veda Ann Borg as Nola Reed
  • Teala Loring as Mildred Kayes
  • Jonathan Hale as Philip Conway
  • Tim Ryan as Bartender
  • Barton Yarborough as Walter Desmond
  • Production

    Kay Francis was unhappy with the first script, so she and director Phil Karlson set about obtaining a re-write, and became a producer on the film.

    The production period was from mid-June to early July 1946.

    References

    Wife Wanted (1946 film) Wikipedia
    Wife Wanted (1946 film) IMDb Wife Wanted (1946 film) themoviedb.org