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 |
| Editing | David Wages | Editor |
| Production | George Axelrod | Producer |
| Writing | George Axelrod | Writer |
| Sound | Neal Hefti | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kerwin Coughlin | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Shannon | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Angelo Laiacona | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Jack Fier | Production Supervisor |
| Lighting | Alan Stetson | Electrician |
| Art | Philip M. Jefferies | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | J.S. Westmoreland | Sound |
| Production | Gordon Carroll | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Directing | Carter DeHaven Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | James Nelson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jack Carter | Property Master |
| Crew | Geza Gaspar | Special Effects |
| Sound | Lyle Figland | Sound |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Camera | Wally Meinardus | Camera Operator |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Robert Sidney | Choreographer |
| Sound | John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
| Crew | Benno Schneider | Dialogue Coach |
| Costume & Make-Up | Izzy Berne | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Esther Stephenson | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Osborne | Wardrobe Supervisor |