How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
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Bring The Little Woman...Maybe She'll Die Laughing!
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.
- Released: 1965-01-26
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 58m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 160 votes
Directed by Richard Quine.
Top cast
- Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford
- Virna Lisi as Mrs. Ford
- Terry-Thomas as Charles
- Eddie Mayehoff as Harold Lampson
- Claire Trevor as Edna
- Sidney Blackmer as Judge Blackstone
- Max Showalter as Tobey Rawlins
- Jack Albertson as Dr. Bentley
- Mary Wickes as Harold's Secretary
- Alan Hewitt as District Attorney
Where to watch How to Murder Your Wife
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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