Wife Wanted (1946 film)

Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phil Karlson
Screenplay by	Caryl Coleman; Sidney Sutherland
Based on	the novel Wife Wanted; by Robert E. Callahan
Produced by	Jeffrey Bernerd; Kay Francis
Starring	Kay Francis; Paul Cavanagh; Robert Shayne
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Richard C. Currier; Ace Herman
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production; company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	November 2, 1946;
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Wife Wanted is a 1946 American crime drama film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Kay Francis in her last film role, Paul Cavanagh, and Robert Shayne. The film's screenplay was written by Caryl Coleman and Sidney Sutherland, based on the novel Wife Wanted by Robert E. Callahan.^[1]

Plot

Carole Raymond is a film star whose best years are behind her; so, she decides to buy in a real estate plan with Jeff Caldwell, who is really running an illegitimate matrimonial service.

Cast

Kay Francis as Carole Raymond
Paul Cavanagh as Jeffrey Caldwell
Robert Shayne as Bill Tyler
Veda Ann Borg as Nola Reed
Teala Loring as Mildred Kayes
Jonathan Hale as Philip Conway
Tim Ryan as Bartender
Barton Yarborough as Walter Desmond

Production

Kay Francis was unhappy with the first script; so, she and director Phil Karlson set about obtaining a re-write, and became a producer on the film.^[2]

The production period was from mid-June to early July 1946.^[3]

References

^ Wife Wanted at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
^ Kear, Lynn and John Rossman. Kay Francis: a passionate life and career, page 139. McFarland, 2006. Last accessed: February 25, 2011.
^ TCM. Original Print Information Section. Accessed: July 23, 2013.