Changing Husbands

Changing Husbands

She wanted to swap her arm-chair husband for a fox-trotting sheik, And the complications!

NR 1924 · 70 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

A bored rich housewife wants to go on the stage, but her husband won't let her. When she meets a despairing actress who looks exactly like her, she suggests they swap places for a little while, giving the actress a break while the rich husband is out of town. But the rich husband comes back early, causing havoc for the actress, plus the rich housewife is finding herself attracted to the actress's boyfriend.

Directed by Paul Iribe · Written by Howard Higgin

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