Her Husband’s Affairs

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Hare-brained schemes keep interrupting the honeymoon plans of newlyweds Bill (Franchot Tone) and Margaret Weldon (Lucille Ball). The schemes are his, Bill constantly backing an eccentric inventor (Mikhail Rasumny) who comes up with a magical hair-growing formula and one that turns flowers into stone.

When circumstances conspire to make it appear Bill has murdered the inventor, he spends more time in the courtroom promoting his wild ideas than he does defending his life. Margaret’s testimony saves her husband, after which he continues to demand she quit meddling in his affairs.

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48 Replies to “Her Husband’s Affairs”

  1. Ah the fragile male ego. You just know this was written by some men as a cautionary tale of what happens when women leave the kitchen and open their mouths.

  2. Throwing a beard party could be interesting.
    I found this film to be very entertaining. Bill needed a few smacks on the head to deflate his ego. Lucille Ball was on an emotional roller coaster because of Tone. He was cruel among other things. Ball persisted in following her instincts and proved women are the smarter of the sexes. I have never seen her express such a range of emotions. Such a beautiful and fine actress in the era of being glamorous. I love her.

  5. This movie was really painful to watch and just marginally funny in spots. It was as one other viewer put it — "Cringe-worthy." The husband shut himself off from his wife's good ideas–even when he asked for her opinion as a fellow "advertising man" (his words). And, he could not handle it when his wife received praise for her good ideas. He presented a fragile ego with a juvenile response. HE belittled her ideas. Conversely, SHE built up his ideas and continuously sought to give him credit while massaging his ego. It will definitely NOT go into my saved library of movies to watch again and again. It will go onto the dust heap. Good riddance.

  8. Hard to get past the first ten minutes of this movie. I suppose back in the day, abusing your spouse was considered funny. If this is where we came from, we have come a long long way.

  10. What a cute movie! Although Wheldon certainly had his own issues, this movie did have a good point. The moral of the story is, men need space and room to grow make their own mistakes, all people do. Even when we women feel that we have a better way, its okay to take a step back. Letting our husbands/boyfriends know that we trust them is more important than jumping in to rescue them, it gives them room to grow into the great men that they can someday be

  13. Funny line the way she says “ You could put my all my brains in a thimble and have enough room to cook an egg in it “ she’s smarter than her mean husband anyways .

  15. Very funny movie first people having beards growing and then hair growing on bald heads and governor having glass head after applying cream

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  21. A lot of hate in these comments. Two comic characters and people start unloading their misandry all over the place. Sure, conventions were different then. But this is now. Enjoy the movie.

  34. All these years later I now see this movie through different eye, although it ended on a funny and light hearted note, what amounted to narcissistic abuse weaved its way throughout the entire movie and at times it gave me the shivers. I think if the role of Margaret had been played by someone other than Lucille Ball the movie possibly may have came across a lot more darker.

  37. This is trying to be a screw-ball comedy (pardon the pun). But instead the writing team -Ben Hecht blew it, just pushed too many corny hackneyed post war, sit com, gag lines. Jumbled story and has-been stars (except Lucy) couldn’t save this film. No wonder this film got lost in history.

  42. Just my opinion, but it seems to me that they were both verbally abusive to each other, at times. They'd be better off and more mature if both members of the couple could admit it when they are wrong, as both seemed to make mistakes. Appreciation for someone who can see the blind spots one can not see for themselves, can go a long way. It's just that people struggle to not be prideful. Just a thought.

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  48. You have to all remember, that this was the norm during this time it was set. Woman don't put up with this without repercussions for men which is just what they deserve.

    Let's call it a abusive but unique insight that this behaviour from men, never be widely accepted again.

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