How to Murder Your Wife (1965): movie guide

What is How to Murder Your Wife about?

Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.

Cast highlights

How to Murder Your Wife features Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff, Claire Trevor, Sidney Blackmer. Open the Cinema Box title page for the full cast list and character credits.

Key facts

Release date: 1965-01-26. Runtime: 118 minutes. TMDB score: 6.3/10 (161 votes). Genres: Comedy. Original language: en. Status: Released.

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Frequently asked questions

What genre is How to Murder Your Wife?

How to Murder Your Wife is listed as Comedy on TMDB.

How long is How to Murder Your Wife?

How to Murder Your Wife runs about 118 minutes.

Who stars in How to Murder Your Wife?

Cast highlights include Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff, Claire Trevor, Sidney Blackmer.

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