My Favorite Wife (1940)

Plot:  A woman returns from seven years on a desert island to find her husband remarried. 

Best Scene: Dunne dishonestly presents a shoe clerk as "Adam", her island mate, to appease Grant's jealousy. 

My Favorite Wife, is good,  but its a notch below The Awful Truth despite having the same Producer and stars. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne carry the movie. What great comedic actors they were - and what great chemistry. Not as good as Loy-Powell, but close.

However, some of the best moments of the film are provided by the supporting cast: the psychiatrist who tries to "help" Grant, the Judge who tries to make sense of the whole mess, the Hotel manager who keeps a suspicious eye on Grant, Randolph Scott aka "Adam" the vegetarian super-hunk, and put-upon Gail Patrick. Negatives? The story requires Grant to behave idiotically by refusing to tell Patrick the simple truth. And the ending is too similar to the Awful Truth.  Later remade as Move Over Darling with Doris Day and James Garner.  Rating 3 of 4