How to Murder Your Wife

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 26, 1965

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

United Artists,Murder Inc.

Cast

Jack Lemmon,Virna Lisi,Terry-Thomas,Eddie Mayehoff,Claire Trevor,Sidney Blackmer,Max Showalter,Jack Albertson,Mary Wickes,Alan Hewittand 10 more

Director

Richard Quine

Writer

George Axelrod

Producer

George Axelrod,Gordon Carroll

Cinematography

Harry Stradling Sr.

Music

Neal Hefti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$12,000,000

IMDb

tt0058212