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 Entry). ...
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).
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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