Part Time Wife (1930)
72 mins | Comedy | 28 December 1930
Cast:
Edmund Lowe, Leila Hyams, Tom Clifford [ More ]Director:
Leo McCareyWriters:
Raymond L. Schrock, Leo McCarey, Howard J. GreenCinematographer:
George SchneidermanEditor:
Jack MurrayProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.The film was reviewed by Var , NYT and other contemporary sources under the title The Shepper-Newfounder . Stewart Edward White's story was published as a novel in 1931. Another film based on the story was produced by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1938 under the title Change of Heart . That film was directed by James Tinling and starred Gloria Stuart and Michael Whelan (See ... More Less
The film was reviewed by Var , NYT and other contemporary sources under the title The Shepper-Newfounder . Stewart Edward White's story was published as a novel in 1931. Another film based on the story was produced by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1938 under the title Change of Heart . That film was directed by James Tinling and starred Gloria Stuart and Michael Whelan (See Entry). More Less
Jim Murdock, a gas and oil man immersed in his business activities, neglects his wife, who is crazy about golf and finds that Johnny Spence is a willing partner in her favorite sport. She and Jim separate, and she turns to modeling as a source of income. Jim takes up golf on the advice of his physician, and on the links he meets Tommy Milligan, an Irish caddie whose philosophizing eventually brings about a change in Jim, who realizes the reasons for the failure of his marriage. When he is accidentally matched with his wife in a game, she discovers the new side of his personality, and their new friendship leads to a reconciliation as man and ... + −
Jim Murdock, a gas and oil man immersed in his business activities, neglects his wife, who is crazy about golf and finds that Johnny Spence is a willing partner in her favorite sport. She and Jim separate, and she turns to modeling as a source of income. Jim takes up golf on the advice of his physician, and on the links he meets Tommy Milligan, an Irish caddie whose philosophizing eventually brings about a change in Jim, who realizes the reasons for the failure of his marriage. When he is accidentally matched with his wife in a game, she discovers the new side of his personality, and their new friendship leads to a reconciliation as man and wife. + −
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