Wives Never Know
Caught in the Act! Charlie'll have to talk fast to talk Mary out of believing what she sees!
1936 | 75m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Elliott Nugent |
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| Writer: | Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Keene Thompson |
| Staring: |
| The blissful marriage of Homer and Marcia Bigelow is disrupted when Marcia hosts a party for one J. Hugh Ramsay, author of the bestselling book, "Marriage—The Living Death". | |
| Release Date: | Sep 18, 1936 |
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| Director: | Elliott Nugent |
| Writer: | Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Keene Thompson |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | bachelor, cynic, botanist, battle of the sexes, fidelity, stage actress, running wild, loving husband, whimsical, popular author, social triumph, old school friend |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Ruggles | Homer Bigelow |
| Mary Boland | Marcia Bigelow |
| Adolphe Menjou | J. Hugh Ramsey |
| Vivienne Osborne | Renée La Tour |
| Claude Gillingwater | Mr. Gossamer |
| Fay Holden | Mrs. Gossamer |
| Louise Beavers | Florabelle |
| Norma Lee | Miss Turner |
| Constance Bergen | Miss Giddings |
| Don Rowan | Foreman |
| Arthur Housman | Snorter |
| Irving Bacon | Dr. Mumford |
| Purnell Pratt | Higgins |
| Alyce Ardell | Sylvia |
| Edward Gargan | Officer |
| Gertrude Astor | Mrs. Merchant (uncredited) |
| Paul Barrett | Gardner (uncredited) |
| Irene Bennett | Laboratory Assistant (uncredited) |
| Billy Bletcher | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Mildred Booth | Mrs. Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Agostino Borgato | Italian Count (uncredited) |
| Harry C. Bradley | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| A.S. Byron | Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| Jack Byron | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Lillian Dean | Gossip (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Ellen Drew | Information Clerk at Flowerland Nurseries (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | Mr. Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Sam Flint | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Godfrey | Mrs. Ormsby (uncredited) |
| Grace Goodall | Mrs. Banker (uncredited) |
| Roger Gray | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | Fat Man (uncredited) |
| William Irving | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Kaaren | Miss Flinton (uncredited) |
| Jack Kennedy | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Tom Kennedy | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Priscilla Lawson | Laboratory Assistant (uncredited) |
| Frank Leigh | Britisher (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Mr. Banker (uncredited) |
| Jacques Lory | Frenchman (uncredited) |
| Nick Lukats | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Jack Mulhall | Scout (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Ted Oliver | Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Perkins | Laboratory Assistant (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Doorman (uncredited) |
| James Pierce | Dentist (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | Mr. Merchant (uncredited) |
| Carl Schaele | Waiter (uncredited) |
| C.L. Sherwood | Second Bartender (uncredited) |
| Ernest Shields | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| John M. Sullivan | Director (uncredited) |
| Leora Thatcher | Gossip (uncredited) |
| Lillian West | Gossip (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frederick Hazlitt Brennan | Screenplay |
| Keene Thompson | Story |
| Elliott Nugent | Director |
| George T. Clemens | Director of Photography |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Richard C. Currier | Editor |
| Charles Hisserich | Sound Recordist |
| John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Boris Morros | Music Director |
| A. E. Freudeman | Set Decoration |
| James Dugan | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harlan Thompson | Producer |
| William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
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