''Model Wife'' is a 1941 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Leigh Jason and written by Charles Kaufman,

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and Grant Garett. The film stars Joan Blondell,

Dick Powell Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility, and successfully transformed into ...

, Charlie Ruggles, Lee Bowman,

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, Ruth Donnelly and Billy Gilbert. The film was released on April 18, 1941, by

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

Plot

Cast

* Joan Blondell as Joan Keating Chambers *

as Fred Chambers * Charlie Ruggles as Milo Everett * Lee Bowman as Ralph Benson *

as J.J. Benson * Ruth Donnelly as Mrs. Milo Everett * Billy Gilbert as Dominic * John Qualen as The Janitor * Lorraine Krueger as Jitterbug *Glen Turnbull as Jitterbug

References

External links

* {{Leigh Jason 1941 films American comedy films 1941 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Leigh Jason American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films