Our Wife
Directed by	John M. Stahl
Written by	P. J. Wolfson
Based on	Our Wife 1933 play by Lillian Day and Lyon Mearson
Produced by	John M. Stahl Irving Starr
Starring	Melvyn Douglas Ruth Hussey Ellen Drew
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Music by	Leo Shuken
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 4, 1941 (1941-08-04)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Our Wife is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey and Ellen Drew.^[1] When a composer comes up with a hit, his ex-wife sets out to break up his romance with another woman and get him back.

Plot

Cast

• Melvyn Douglas as Jerome "Jerry" Marvin
• Ruth Hussey as Professor Susan Drake
• Ellen Drew as Babe Marvin
• Charles Coburn as Professor Drake
• John Hubbard as Tom Drake
• Harvey Stephens as Dr. Cassell
• Theresa Harris as Hattie
• Crauford Kent as Dr. Jenkins, Ship's Doctor
• Lawrence Grant as Dr. Holgarth
• Edward Fielding as Dr. Mandel
• Lloyd Bridges as Taxicab Driver
• Betty Blythe as Shipboard Passenger
• Hobart Cavanaugh as Shipboard Passenger
• Grace Darmond as Shipboard Passenger
• Cyril Ring as Shipboard Passenger
• Martin Garralaga as Cuban Driver
• Pedro Regas as Cuban Driver
• Roland Varno as Steward
• Irving Bacon as Doorman
• George Beranger as Waiter

Reception

Bosley Crowther panned the film in The New York Times, writing, "the idea is one which would barely carry a ten-minute vaudeville skit. 'Our Wife' has grounds to sue its writers for non-support." He did praise Hussey and Douglas's performances, "considering that they have very little, or nothing, to do it with", but felt that Drew was "pleasant to look on but hard to take as the crafty wife".^[2]