An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

"An Ideal Husband has to look to his future...a woman has to look to her past!"

1947 · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Drama

A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud. His problem is compounded by his wife's intolerance of the slightest character flaws.

Directed by Alexander Korda · Written by Lajos Biró

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Paulette Goddard Laura Cheveley
Michael Wilding Arthur Goring
Diana Wynyard Gertrude Chiltern
Hugh Williams Robert Chiltern
C. Aubrey Smith Earl of Caversham
Glynis Johns Mabel Chiltern
Constance Collier Lady Markby
Christine Norden Margaret Marchmont
Harriette Johns Olivia
Michael Medwin Duke of Nonesuch
Michael Anthony Viscomte de Nanjac
Peter Hobbes Eddie Montford

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