

The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942-04-28 · 86 min · ★ 5.5
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.
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- Directors
- Richard Wallace
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Joan BennettAnita Woverman
Franchot ToneChristopher Reynolds
Allyn JoslynMajor Zellfritz
Cecil CunninghamCountess Oldenburg
Roger ClarkKeith
Lloyd CorriganThomas Woverman
Lyle LatellMuller
Georgia CaineMrs. Woverman
Barbara BrownMaria Woverman
Erskine SanfordJan
Chester CluteAdolphe Bietjelboer
Hans ConriedHendrik Woverman
Romaine CallenderZanten
Aubrey MatherChief Justice
William EdmundsGustav
Margaret SeddonThe Twin
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