How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.
Director: Richard Quine
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Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford |
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Virna Lisi as Mrs. Ford |
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Terry-Thomas as Charles |
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Eddie Mayehoff as Harold Lampson |
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Claire Trevor as Edna |
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Sidney Blackmer as Judge Blackstone |
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Max Showalter as Tobey Rawlins |
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Jack Albertson as Dr. Bentley |
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Mary Wickes as Harold's Secretary |
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Alan Hewitt as District Attorney |
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Barry Kelley as Club Member |
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William Bryant as Club Member |
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Charles Bateman as Club Member |
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Edward Faulkner as Club Member |
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Lauren Gilbert as Men's Club Manager |
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Howard Wendell as The Trial Judge |
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Khigh Dhiegh as Bald Actor Playing Thug |
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K.C. Townsend as Party Girl |
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Tom Palmer as Club Member (uncredited) |
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Stuart Hall as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Directing | Richard Quine | Director |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Writing | George Axelrod | Writer |
| Sound | Neal Hefti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | David Wages | Editor |
| Production | George Axelrod | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Production | Kerwin Coughlin | Casting |
| Production | Gordon Carroll | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
| Crew | Benno Schneider | Dialogue Coach |
| Directing | Angelo Laiacona | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Jack Carter | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Carter DeHaven Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Shannon | Hairstylist |
| Art | Philip M. Jefferies | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Geza Gaspar | Special Effects |
| Sound | J.S. Westmoreland | Sound |
| Camera | Wally Meinardus | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jack Fier | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Sound | Lyle Figland | Sound |
| Sound | James Nelson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lighting | Alan Stetson | Electrician |
| Crew | Robert Sidney | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Osborne | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Esther Stephenson | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Izzy Berne | Wardrobe Supervisor |