Saturday 19 December 2015

Day-Time Wife - 1939 ****

 
This was just adorable! And Linda Darnell is the most mature 16 year old to play an older character that I have ever seen!
Jane has been blissfully married to Ken for nearly 2 years. And as the day approaches she looks forward to the inevitable celebration that will occur once her husband is home from work. But there's a problem. When Ken gets home he doesn't have slightest clue of the day, supposedly after having being kept late at the office, or notice Jane's excitable manner. Jane doesn't let it phase her too much though, until she starts to notice that Ken is spending a lot of extra time at work, most notably with his young, beautiful secretary. Her friend who has been married countless times tells Jane it seems likely that Ken is 'playing away' because business men usually fall for their secretaries, and when Jane discovers actual proof of Ken's infidelities, she decides to get her own back in the most glamorous way possible - she finds herself a job as the secretary of Ken's rival Bernard Dexter.
I really loved this film, and considering I have never heard of it before now, I was enchanted by it. Tyrone and Linda make such a gorgeous couple, and it's great to hear that they went on to make 3 more films together. Lovely, light-hearted, gentle comedy.

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