Wife Wanted (1946 film)
{{Short description|1946 film by Phil Karlson}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Wife Wanted
| image = Wife wanted poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Phil Karlson
| producer = Jeffrey Bernerd
Kay Francis
| screenplay = Caryl Coleman
Sidney Sutherland
| based_on = {{based on|the novel Wife Wanted|Robert E. Callahan}}
| narrator =
| starring = Kay Francis
Paul Cavanagh
Robert Shayne
| music = Edward J. Kay
| cinematography = Harry Neumann
| editing = Richard C. Currier
Ace Herman
| studio = Monogram Pictures
| distributor = Monogram Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1946|11|2|}}
| runtime = 73 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Wife Wanted is a 1946 American crime drama film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Kay Francis in her last film role, Paul Cavanagh, and Robert Shayne. The film's screenplay was written by Caryl Coleman and Sidney Sutherland, based on the novel Wife Wanted by Robert E. Callahan.{{AFI film|id=25054|title=Wife Wanted}}.
Plot
Carole Raymond is a film star whose best years are behind her; so, she decides to buy in a real estate plan with Jeff Caldwell, who is really running an illegitimate matrimonial service.
Cast
- Kay Francis as Carole Raymond
- Paul Cavanagh as Jeffrey Caldwell
- Robert Shayne as Bill Tyler
- Veda Ann Borg as Nola Reed
- Teala Loring as Mildred Kayes
- Jonathan Hale as Philip Conway
- Tim Ryan as Bartender
- Barton Yarborough as Walter Desmond
Production
Kay Francis was unhappy with the first script; so, she and director Phil Karlson set about obtaining a re-write, and became a producer on the film.[https://books.google.com/books?id=QWRWZu2EsKAC&dq=%22Wife+Wanted%22+Kay+Francis&pg=PA139 Kear, Lynn and John Rossman]. Kay Francis: a passionate life and career, page 139. McFarland, 2006. Last accessed: February 25, 2011.
The production period was from mid-June to early July 1946.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95805/wife-wanted#film-details TCM]. Original Print Information Section. Accessed: July 23, 2013.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Wife Wanted (1946 film)}}
- {{AFI film|id=25054|title=Wife Wanted}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0039105|title=Wife Wanted}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=95805|title=Wife Wanted}}
{{Phil Karlson}}
Category:1946 crime drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Monogram Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Phil Karlson
Category:English-language crime drama films
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