---
title: 'Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gregory Ratoff'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wife-husband-and-friend-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032128/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)

1939 · 80 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Wife, Husband and Friend is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Binnie Barnes in the three title roles, respectively. The film, based on a script by Nunnally Johnson, tells the story of a contractor and his wife, and how their musical ambitions result in marital tensions and a romantic triangle with a professional singer. The film was remade as Everybody Does It (1949), starring Paul Douglas as the contractor, Celeste Holm as his wife, and Linda Darnell as the singer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gregory Ratoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-ratoff)
- **Screenplay:** [Nunnally Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nunnally-johnson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)

## Cast

- [Binnie Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/binnie-barnes)
- [Cesar Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-romero)
- [Warner Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/warner-baxter)
- [Loretta Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-young)

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