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He Married His Wife

A wealthy horse owner's obsessive focus on his business leads to a divorce, and he is left to make hefty alimony payments. Desperate to ease his financial burden, he concocts a plan with his lawyer to marry off his ex-wife.

A recently divorced man, Randy, is struggling financially due to alimony payments. His attorney suggests he find a new husband for his ex-wife, Valerie, to alleviate his financial burden. A weekend party is arranged to pair Valerie with a suitable suitor, Paul Hunter, but things get complicated when a free-loader, Freddie, crashes the party and makes a move on Valerie, who starts to develop feelings for him. Meanwhile, Randy becomes convinced that Freddie is bad news and decides to win Valerie back and remarry her himself, realizing he still has feelings for her.

Info about He Married His Wife

Studio(s): 20th Century Fox

Originally Released: United States, Jan 19, 1940

Genres:Comedy