
- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy
- Release: 1940-05-21
- Director: Ray McCarey
- Writers: Jerome Cady , Richard Carroll
- Language: English
- Stars: Lucille Ball , James Ellison , Robert Coote , Virginia Vale
- Runtime: 68 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: On ne roule pas sa femme (France, French Republic) , You Can't Fool Your Wife (Canada) , The Romantic Mr. Hinklin (United States of America) , Não Se Pode Enganar a Mulher (Brazil) , La tentadora enmascarada (Mexico) , Du kan ikke narre din kone (Denmark) , You Can't Fool Your Wife (United Kingdom) , You Can't Fool Your Wife , You Can't Fool Your Wife (United States of America)
- Plot: Andrew and Clara are school sweethearts whose marriage goes stale after five years. Andrew is a hard worker at the firm, but it seems that all he does is work. When Mr. Battincourt from London must be entertained, Andrew gets stuck entertaining him - and he Battincourt likes to party. Andrew is only doing his job, but Clara thinks differently and tosses him out. Andrew tries to reason with Clara, but Mother is against him. So Battincourt tries to get them back together by giving Clara the beauty treatment and having a costume party. But Mercedes Vasquez is an identical twin at the same party.
- IMDB:tt0033279
You Can’t Fool Your Wife Cast · · · ALL
Ray McCarey
Director

Lucille Ball
Clara Fields Hinklin

James Ellison
Andrew Hinklin

Robert Coote
Battincourt
William Halligan
J.R. Gillespie, Sr.

Emma Dunn
Mother Fields

Virginia Vale
Sally
Rosina Galli
Mama Brentoni

Charles Lane
Salesman

Oscar O’Shea
Dr. Emery
Patsy O’Byrne
Hotel Maid

Charlie Hall
Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy

Dell Henderson
Ritz Amsterdam Manager

Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Doolittle

Leo Cleary
Mr. Doolittle
Harrison Greene
Sullivan

Max Wagner
Burglar

Hobart Cavanaugh
Potts

Walter Sande
Mr. Gillespie, Jr.
Walter Fenner
Walker

Irving Bacon
Lippincott

Elaine Shepard
Peggy
Ronald R. Rondell
Battincourt's Friend at Party (uncredited)
Mike Tellegen
Henchman (uncredited)