Guest Wife

This is a fun movie for those who like romantic comedies. Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche team up again in this cute story about two friends and the predicament that one gets himself into. Don Ameche finds himself having to borrow his best friends wife in order to fool his boss that she is his wife. Let the laughter start. Do they pull it off or don't they? A great light and airy comedy for the whole family.

A delightful comedy starring some of the best actors of a bygone era

This was a new movie to us. The acting was good. The plot fun. Definitely a winner. Do not expect the dresses to be lovely since the wardrobe matches the times and income of the characters.

Conservative small town Ohio husband and wife are off to NYC when a prankster/rabble-rouser friend of the husband's shows up. From there on the plot is set--the guy has lied to those in his life in NYC about being married to his friend's wife. The movie really didn't do it for me. As I have said I love Colbert. And two her films are my top favorites. But this isn't one of them. I do find it interesting (again) in comparing American society back then to today. I mean you have the hotel investigator lecturing a guy suspected of "immoral behavior" on the Ten Commandments. Today people are suing each other over the presence of the Ten Commandments in court houses and personal prayer in schools. You have a banker secretly adhering to an audit at night before word gets out one of his employees is under suspicion on "moral charges" as people would "lose confidence in the bank and pull their money out" back then. Today bankers are lying/cheating and never go to prison let alone cause banks to fold. But this movie took place long before the foreign invasion of Jews after WWII and the rest of the world thereafter. Oh well. Nice experiment America was I say. Anyway other than this tidbit time capsule of early American culture this movie was a little boring to me.

Hilarious. I really enjoy a good screwball comedy, and this was a great one! I collect screwball comedies and was so glad to add this one to my collection. Even though my husband and I are from a much younger generation, these were the movies that were genuinely funny with wonderful actors!

An enjoyable look back at Hollywood's earlier years.

I enjoy Ms Colbert's work, but the script for this one was so embarrassing, I could only sit through a few minutes at a time. Really poorly written. Save your money, & buy the dvd box set! https://www.amazon.com/Claudette-Colbert-Collection-Three-Cornered-Bluebeards/dp/B002KGREFQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1EKZ17EQI9R0X&keywords=claudette+colbert+collection&qid=1649188635&s=movies-tv&sprefix=claudette+colbert%2Cmovies-tv%2C144&sr=1-1

The film was very entertaining and funny. You could not have asked for a better cast. And If you are a fan of Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche you will enjoy this film.