''Father Takes a Wife'' is a 1941 American comedy film starring

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and

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. Silent screen queen

returned to films after a seven-year absence. Eight years later, Swanson staged another comeback in the classic ''

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'' (1950).

Plot

Senior (

) is a middle-aged widowed shipping magnate, who falls in love with celebrated actress Leslie Collier (

) and marries her after a whirlwind courtship.

Cast

as Fredrick Osborne Sr. *

as Leslie Collier *

John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the ...

as Fredrick Osborne Jr. *

Desi Arnaz Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American actor, bandleader, and film and television producer. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom '' I Love Lucy'', in which he c ...

as Carlos Bardez *

Helen Broderick Helen Broderick (August 11, 1891 – September 25, 1959) was an American actress known for her comic roles, especially as a wisecracking sidekick. Career Broderick began on Broadway as a chorus girl in the ''Follies of 1907'', the first ...

as Aunt Julie *

Florence Rice Florence Davenport Rice (February 14, 1907 – February 23, 1974) was an American film actress. Early years Florence Davenport Rice was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of the noted sportswriter Grantland Rice and Fannie Katherine ...

as Enid Osborne * Neil Hamilton as Vincent Stewart *

Grady Sutton Grady Harwell Sutton (April 5, 1906 – September 17, 1995) was an American film and television character actor from the 1920s to the 1970s. He appeared in more than 180 films. Early years Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sutton was raised ...

as Tailor * George Meader as Henderson *

Mary Treen Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers, March 27, 1907 – July 20, 1989) was an American film and television actress. A minor actress for much of her career, she managed to secure a plain, unassuming niche for herself in the Hollywood of the 1 ...

as Secretary * Ruth Dietrich as Miss Patterson * Jack Briggs as Joe, Senior's Driver (uncredited)

Reception

The film lost $104,000 at the box office.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p163

References

External list

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