---
title: 'Father Takes a Wife (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Hively'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/father-takes-a-wife-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033592/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Father Takes a Wife (1941)

1941 · 79 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Father Takes a Wife is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Jack Hively and starring Gloria Swanson, Adolphe Menjou and John Howard. Silent screen queen Gloria Swanson returned to films after a seven-year absence. Eight years later, Swanson staged another comeback in the classic Sunset Boulevard (1950).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Hively](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hively)
- **Screenplay:** [Dorothy Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-fields)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [Lee Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-marcus)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert De Grasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-grasse)
- **Editor:** [George Hively](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-hively-2)

## Cast

- [Desi Arnaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/desi-arnaz)
- [Mary Treen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-treen)
- [Adolphe Menjou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-menjou)
- [John Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-howard)
- [Grady Sutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/grady-sutton)
- [Florence Rice](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-rice)
- [Gloria Swanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-swanson)
- [Neil Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-hamilton)
- [Helen Broderick](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-broderick)

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