The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.
Director:
Richard Wallace
Writers:
Jay Dratler, Gina Kaus.
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Joan Bennett as Anita Woverman |
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Franchot Tone as Christopher Reynolds |
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Allyn Joslyn as Major Zellfritz |
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Cecil Cunningham as Countess Oldenburg |
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Roger Clark as Keith |
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Lloyd Corrigan as Thomas Woverman |
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Lyle Latell as Muller |
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Georgia Caine as Mrs. Woverman |
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Barbara Brown as Maria Woverman |
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Erskine Sanford as Jan |
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Chester Clute as Adolphe Bietjelboer |
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Hans Conried as Hendrik Woverman |
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Romaine Callender as Zanten |
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Aubrey Mather as Chief Justice |
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William Edmunds as Gustav |
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Margaret Seddon as The Twin |
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Kate MacKenna as The Twin |
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Josephine Allen as Woman |
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Frank Alten as German Orderly |
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Hugh Beaumont as Officer |
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Mary Bertrand as Woman |
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Elsie Bishop as Woman |
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Colin Blair as Man |
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Marie Blake as Frieda |
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Fredric Bolton as Cpl. Heinde |
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Lloyd Bridges as German Sergeant |
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Nora Cecil as Miss Updike |
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Wheaton Chambers as Chaplain |
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Leslie Denison as English Officer |
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Vernon Downing as English Officer |
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Carl Ekberg as Adolf Hitler |
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Nellie Farrell as Woman |
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Chris Franke as German Officer |
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Arno Frey as German Officer |
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Steven Geray as Gestapo Agent |
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Chuck Hamilton as German Officer |
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Hallene Hill as Old Lady |
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Max Hoffman Jr. as Sergeant |
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Gertrude Hoffmann as Mrs. Gruyson |
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Belle Johnstone as Woman |
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Kurt Katch as Capt. Schmutnick |
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Cy Kendall as Gestapo Agent |
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Manart Kippen as Gestapo Agent |
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Pat Lane as German Officer |
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Stella LeSaint as Woman |
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Lucille Lisle as Woman |
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Joe McGuinn as Lieutenant |
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John Merton as German Soldier |
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James Millican as Gestapo Agent |
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David Newell as German Officer |
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John S. Peters as German Officer |
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Curtis Railing as Mrs. Brandt |
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Gordon Richards as Maj. Wilson |
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Bert Roach as Guldschreschts |
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Erik Rolf as Gestapo Leader |
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Phoebe Rudd as Woman |
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Marie Spingold as Woman |
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Agnes Steele as Woman |
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Minnie Steele as Woman |
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Walter Stiritz as German Officer |
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George Turner as German Officer |
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Gohr Van Vleck as Court Attendant |
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Henry Victor as Col. Bosch |
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John Vosper as German Sergeant |
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Max Wagner as Sergeant |
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Lloyd Whitlock as Head Waiter |
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Eleanor Wood as Woman |
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William Yetter Sr. as German Officer |
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Mary Young as Old Lady |
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Henry Zynda as Officer |
| Directing | Richard Wallace | Director |
| Camera | Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jay Dratler | Screenplay |
| Production | B.P. Schulberg | Producer |
| Writing | Gina Kaus | Screenplay |
| Editing | Gene Havlick | Editor |
| Art | Lionel Banks | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Design |
| Crew | Harry Segall | Additional Dialogue |
| Writing | Gina Kaus | Story |