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| Fired Wife | |
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Written by | Michael Fessier Ernest Pagano |
| Based on | original story by Hagar Wilde |
| Produced by | Universal Pictures |
| Starring | Diana Barrymore Robert Paige Louise Allbritton |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Edited by | Paul Landres |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fired Wife is a 1943 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Robert Paige, Diana Barrymore and Louise Allbritton. [1] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. This was one of the final films in Barrymore's short-lived Universal contract.
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The film was originally meant to star Robert Cummings but he turned down the role, leading to a contract dispute with Universal. [2]
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