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).Booker p.492
Synopsis Senior (Adolphe Menjou) is a middle-aged widowed shipping magnate, who falls in love with celebrated actress Leslie Collier (Gloria Swanson) and marries her after a whirlwind courtship.
Cast Adolphe Menjou as Fredrick Osborne, Sr. Gloria Swanson as Leslie Collier John Howard as Fredrick Osborne, Jr. Desi Arnaz as Carlos Bardez Helen Broderick as Aunt Julie Florence Rice as Enid Osborne Neil Hamilton as Vincent Stewart Grady Sutton as Tailor George Meader as Henderson Mary Treen as Secretary Ruth Dietrich as Miss Patterson Jack Briggs as Joe, Senior's Driver (uncredited)
Reception The film lost $104,000 at the box office.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p163
References
Bibliography Booker, Keith M. Historical Dictionary of American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.
External list Father Takes a Wife at IMDb