Father Takes a Wife (1941)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1941-10-03
Director: Jack Hively
Writers: Dorothy Fields , Herbert Fields
Language: English
Stars: Adolphe Menjou , Gloria Swanson , John Howard , Desi Arnaz , Helen Broderick , Florence Rice , Neil Hamilton , Grady Sutton , George Meader , Mary Treen
Runtime: 79 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Father Takes a Wife , Papai Vai Casar (Brazil) , Pappas nya fru (Sweden) , Отец женится , Father Takes a Wife (United States of America) , Father Takes a Wife (United Kingdom) , Papá se casa (Spain) , Papá se casa (Mexico) , Tata szuka żony (Poland) , O Meu Pai é um Caso Sério (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Papà prende moglie (Italy) , Tata se zeni , Papa se marie (France, French Republic)
Plot: Frederick Osborne, Junior is slightly agitated because his father, Senior, is acting more like a college student than the president of a huge merchantile fleet. Senior reveals that he is going to marry Leslie Collier, the famous stage star, and Junior and his wife Enid are horrified and expect the worse from the hot-tempered father and the volatile actress. They have been married only five minutes before they have a quarrel, and have to be carried out of the house to begin a sea-voyage honeymoon. Carlos, a penniless stowaway with a high opinion of his singing ability, is invited to stay with Senior and his bride when they return to New York, the idea that sponsoring Carlos' career will give Leslie the limelight she promised to fore-go when she married Senior. The routine of arranging Carlos' debut disrupts the Osborne home and Senior goes home to the children. To save Senior's marriage, Junior and Enid invite Carlos to stay in their home. Junior too soon stalks out. Senior and Junior's solution to save their marriages is to finance Carlos' career in the farthest-away place they can find, and still effect a reconciliation with the wives.
IMDB:tt0033592