That's My Wife
About That's My Wife
Mrs. Hardy walks out after Oliver will not send Stan away. Uncle Bernal is about to visit, and Oliver inherits only if he is happily married. Stan dresses as Oliver's wife. At the supper club The Pink Pup, Stan's act falls apart: a drunk bothers them, a waiter steals a diamond pendant, and the dance floor finishes the disguise. Uncle Bernal disinherits Oliver. Outside, the same drunk dumps soup on Oliver's head.
Cast & crew
More about That's My Wife
Lloyd French directed. Leo McCarey wrote the story and H. M. Walker wrote the titles. Hal Roach produced. George Stevens photographed it. Richard C. Currier edited. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released it on March 23, 1929. It was shot in December 1928. There is no spoken dialogue. A synchronized orchestral score and sound effects play under the intertitles.
Themes
Making
Stan's dress has to survive a stolen pendant, a drunk, and a dance before Uncle Bernal gives up on the marriage.
Look
George Stevens shot the reel, including the supper-club scenes at The Pink Pup.
Music
No spoken dialogue. The release print carries a synchronized orchestral score and sound effects.
Preservation
A print with the synchronized score is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Vivien Oakland plays Mrs. Hardy. William Courtright plays Uncle Bernal. Both are uncredited on surviving cast lists.
- Jimmy Aubrey plays the drunk. Harry Bernard, Charlie Hall, and Sam Lufkin play waiters.
- A timed print runs 18 minutes and 32 seconds.
- The club in the second reel is called The Pink Pup.
Scenes
- Mrs. Hardy leaves with a suitcase after Oliver hesitates.
- A waiter lifts the diamond pendant while Stan is dressed as Oliver's wife.
- The drunk from the club pours soup on Oliver outside.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (That's My Wife (1929).webm)