Too Many Husbands (1938 film)

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Too Many Husbands
Directed by Ivar Campbell
Written byIvar Campbell
Based onToo Many Husbands by Guy Bolton
Produced byIvar Campbell
Starring Jack Melford
Geoffrey Sumner
Brian Oulton
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Production
company
Liberty Films
Distributed byLiberty Films
Release date
  • 22 December 1938 (1938-12-22)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Too Many Husbands is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Ivar Campbell and starring Jack Melford, Geoffrey Sumner and Brian Oulton. [1] It was shot at Isleworth Studios in London as a quota quickie. [2]

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Synopsis

On the French Riviera a man who has faked his own death in order to avoid his creditors, is paid back by his wife who now pretends to be married to be married to his valet.

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References

  1. Wood p.99
  2. Chibnall p.301

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