Her Favourite Husband
Directed by	Mario Soldati
Written by	Peppino De Filippo William Templeton Noel Langley Mario Monicelli Steno Mario Soldati
Produced by	Colin Lesslie Carlo Ponti John Sutro
Starring	Jean Kent Robert Beatty Gordon Harker Margaret Rutherford Rona Anderson
Cinematography	Mario Bava
Edited by	Douglas Robertson
Music by	Nino Rota
Production company	Lux Film
Distributed by	Renown Pictures Lux Film
Release date	September 1950
Running time	79 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Italy
Language	English

Her Favourite Husband (also known by the alternative titles The Taming of Dorothy and Quel bandito sono io) is a 1950 British-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Jean Kent, Robert Beatty and Margaret Rutherford.^[1] It was based on a play by Peppino De Filippo.^[2] The film's art direction was by Piero Gherardi.^[1]

Plot

Mild mannered Italian bank clerk Antonio, much dominated by his English wife Dorothy, is the double of Leo L'Americano, a local gangster. The gangster kidnaps Antonio and takes his place as husband in the family, to give him cover for a big bank robbery, which he plans to pin on Antonio. Farcical confusions ensue.

Cast

• Jean Kent as Dorothy Pellegrini
• Robert Beatty as Antonio Pellegrini
• Gordon Harker as Godfrey Dotherington
• Margaret Rutherford as Mrs. Dotherington
• Rona Anderson as Stellina
• Walter Crisham as Caradiotto
• Max Adrian as Catoni
• Tamara Lees as Rosana
• Michael Balfour as Pete
• Jack McNaughton as El Greco
• Norman Shelley as Mr. Dobson
• Danny Green as Angel Face
• Joss Ambler as Mr. Wilson
• Mary Hinton as Mrs. Wilson
• Peter Illing as Commissario Scaletti
• Jimmy Ventola as Ciocio Pellegrini
• Andreas Malandrinos as Customs Officer

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "corny dialog bogs this film down much of the time" ;^[3] while Allmovie described it as "a genial romp distinguished by a sizeable supporting cast of familiar British players."^[2]