

How to Murder Your Wife
1965-01-26 · 118 min · ★ 6.3
Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.
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- Directors
- Richard Quine
- Production companies
- Murder Inc.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 12,000,000
Top Cast
Jack LemmonStanley Ford
Virna LisiMrs. Ford
Terry-ThomasCharles
Eddie MayehoffHarold Lampson
Claire TrevorEdna
Sidney BlackmerJudge Blackstone
Max ShowalterTobey Rawlins
Jack AlbertsonDr. Bentley
Mary WickesHarold's Secretary
Alan HewittDistrict Attorney
Barry KelleyClub Member
William BryantClub Member
Charles BatemanClub Member
Edward FaulknerClub Member
Howard WendellThe Trial Judge
Khigh DhieghBald Actor Playing Thug
Tom PalmerClub Member (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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