Lonely Wives (1931) [Comedy]
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- Lonely Wives is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Russell Mack and starring Edward Everett Horton, Esther Ralston, and Laura La Plante.
Edward Everett Horton plays Richard "Dickie" Smith, a respectable defence lawyer, for murder cases, who turns into an unfettered Don Juan, after the clock strikes 8 o'clock, in this Pre-Hays Code comedy. To fool his Mother-in-Law, Maude Eburne, as Mrs. Mantel, he hires famous vaudeville impersonator Felix, the Great Zero, played by Edward Everett Horton, in a double role, to stay at the house. While he goes out on the town, with his new, sultry secretary, Patsy Ruth Miller, as Kitty "Minty" Minter; and, his new client, Laura La Plante, as Diane O'Dare, unsuspecting that the husband she wants to divorce, for neglect, is actually Felix, the Great Zero, himself.
When Esther Ralston, as Madeline Smith, returns early from her trip, Felix knows that the jig is up; or, is it.
It's a question of who's fooling who, which ends with an angry husband chasing them all with a loaded gun, an irate cabby looking for his fare, and a seemingly, flirtatious, fired, French maid. Meanwhile, Spencer Charters, as Andrews, the Butler, thinks he must have the DT's, seeing double of everyone. They know they'll reform their ways, if any of them survive the night.
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Directed by Russell Mack, produced by E.B. Derr, written by Walter DeLeon and A.H. Woods (play), starring Edward Everett Horton as Richard "Dickie" Smith,, Esther Ralston as Madeline Smith, Laura La Plante as Diane O'Dare, Patsy Ruth Miller as Kitty "Minty" Minter, Spencer Charters as Andrews, the Butler, Maude Eburne as Mrs. Mantel and Maurice Black as Taxi Driver.
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Source: "Lonely Wives (film)" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 9 January 2012. Web. 12 August 2012. en.wikipedia.or....
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I feel so lucky somebody cared enough to ost this masterpieces here on CZcams and I'm able to watch them almost a century later 💚
Classic movie that I never get tired of and keep coming back to... you yodelled to her!!!
This was a really good movie. Fun to watch. Edward Everette Horton was so funny. I have seen him in a couple of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies in which he was really funny also. Thank you for this movie! ⭐🎄⛄
Amazing how old time humor of the 1920s onwards can still keep you delighted and chuckling all the way! What great actors and actresses!
This is from the 1930s. The movies of the 1920s were silent!
Actually, the first all talking films came out in 1928....
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@@AndyMakesPlaylists Not all of them
Loved that stair scene a few times, great movie!
How precious time is, all the people in that movie must be dead. And how elegant and stylish they are in this piece of art!!!
I never knew what an amazing actor Edward Everett Horton until this movie. It was delightfully funny and well acted. I rate this movie a 10.
🙃🙃 No one knows the true meaning of happiness until their married .... Then, it's to late ... !! 🙃🙃
This was fun. Seeing Edward Everett Horton as a leading man was a hoot and those girls had some heat. Go Edward!!! :-)
What an absolutely charming picture, How swell is it that we have these pictures to enjoy today.
Great movie with many funny lines, I saw once before. Still a delight to watch!
This was Patsy Ruth Miller's last major motion picture. Laura La Plante and Esther Ralston's careers would fizzle out in the 30's. They talk about some silent stats not having good enough voices fir the talkies but these three ladies prove them wrong. They all should have had longer careers.
I totally loved this movie. It's now one of my favorite comedy classics. I had to watch the scene of running up the stairs more than once. The mother-in-law falling n' the butler's hilarious run up the stairs. I showed just that scene to my son n' he got a great laugh out of it. Thanks for uploading this.
That wonderful voice and delivery of the mother-in-law, Maude Eburne. I also love her in "Ruggles of Red Gap", a gem of a movie. Thanks for this one.
A time when comedy was in it's true sense, without expletives and vulgarity to drive the joke home.
Such an excellent movie!!!❤️👏👏👏👏 I watched it three times!!! So funny, especially that butler!!!❤️
Three beautiful silent screen movie stars in this movie.They are all still beautiful by the 1930's. Cute movie 🎥 🎫 ❤
Cab driver: "Hey, look. Maybe I better drive you to the police station."
Mrs. Zero: "No! (hiccup) I don't know anybody there."
Cab driver's face!
He- Have you got anything on for tonight? She- Nothing I can't get out of..! Right away I knew I was going to enjoy this movie and did.
A rare lead role for Edward Everett Horton, better known as a character player and, later, a voice actor. And he was funny.
Really enjoyed this movie. Love old-fashioned, corny lighthearted comedy.
Definitely should have labeled this comedy pre-code. I'm still laughing at the suggestive bedroom innuendos and inebriated antics of the butler and the blond. The slapstick humor, fast and clingy left one no time for a trip to replenish popcorn or drink. I know it was standard makeup practice in the early movies, but Horton would have looked much better without the dark lampshade. Two thumbs and toes up for this one, loved it.
What an hilarious old movie! Everyone was great!
Just loved this. In the classic Frence farce tradition. Excellent in every respect. Quite risque, lots of innuendos, and yet so clean. Seldom see a drunken buttler; Andrew was super. And the blond actress drunk in the cab, played an excellent out of it drunk.
The old movies are the best. EEH was always so fun.
"Thanks heaven all my husband are dead!" What!!LOL!! Too funny
Edward Everett Horton has played dual role very well, to the point the new guy could replace. A funny possible new development they could write, which keeps our imagination alive, together with the film. And it seems there was someone who actually looked alike as they jostled. It is not only the camera technique. So if there are twins, they can make this kind of film. A classic good comedy one can see without worry of having have to use more up-to-date language. Such classic film can still be made at some others, hopefully.
Great film! I was introduced to Edward Everett Horton through "Fractured Fairy Tales" on "The Bullwinkle and Rocky Show". Film editing was excellent for 1931!
Edward Everett Horton! I knew him only as the narrator on Fractured Fairy Tales. I see his voice was the same 30 years earlier.
Great 1931 film. Very funny!! Loved Edward Everett Horton as a leading man 'Playboy'.
Enjoyable comedy from the early 1930's.
Edward Everett Horton was famous as a navagotor of fractured fairy tales for rocky and Bullwinkle show.
Loved it as well ,the voices an timing are excellent. Fun an funny Classic
Classic fun an funny that voice an timing.
Not only do I love watching these old classics, but I also enjoy the trivia I learn from some of the comments. Interesting about the Rocky and Bullwinkle reference.Thanks!
That's narrator.
Absolutely hilarious!! 🤣
Those windows opening outward before the titles is a cute effect!
So Funny! Thanks for sharing!!
I loved this! Thank you very much for posting it.
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lawyer Richard to his mo in law re secretary: " ...I promise you that the only thing that she wiggles is her Corona (typewriter)"...
" -You may wiggle for me if you like . " Haha 😂 , very funny .
" -What can i do to , eh , for you . " Haha 🤣😂 , again funny .
" -But wouldn't you be embarrassed with two girls. - Two , and me feeling positively oriental . "
"Cup of coffee, cracked ice and some white rock." What is this white rock he is asking for breakfast?
White Rock is a distillery that make vodka.
White Rock (est 1871) was a company that made carbonated beverages like ginger ale and root beer. You can find them on wikipedia under White Rock Beverages. Since what he poured was carbonated it was probably this and not vodka.
@@RockOfLions Thanks for the information.
Sugar cubes
Love Mr. Smith & his two sides (personalities)! That poor Butler; and was the Mother-in-law Flirting with her Son-in-law (Mr. Smith)? Poor Shame!
Fun, Fun Movie! Thanks!!!
+Nola West No, no! The mother-in-law is eager for a grandchild.
Ginny Lorenz Funny - Is that what she's doing?!?! I think that's a great response! ~peace
please let me die, go away, or do something!🤣🤣🤣 LOL LOL
It's ok we already know the majority of people here came from Sharax's S.O.S. song
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"I promise the only thing she will wiggle is her Corona", lol here we are in quarantine due to the CV
I don't think the reference in 1931 was to Corona beer!
@@OEllsworth no sh@t sherlock, sad that you can't recognize a joke
Love these movies!
A mother-in-law deliriously happy about her kids getting laid. Hmmmmm
(laughing jovially)
Well thank heaven all my husbands are dead lol
I laughed my head off😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I heard they are making a remake of this film, I hope they stay true to the films age/era and characters!
Will be interesting to see how it's handled.. But knowing today's film industry......
This would have made a wonderful plot for a late 18th-/early 19th-century Italian opera buffa. Move over Mozart and Rossini! "Così fan tutte" for the 1930s!
Hilarious. I loved it!
what a past did we have ! Now it is 2022 october the first .
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A very entertaining movie . I enjoyed it immencely
Funny, funny stuff!
Thank you!
Love the butler !!!!!!!!!
The funniest comedian I've ever seen on TV has got to be mr. Bean he has it all I've seen some funny ones but he's the best in my opinion if you've never seen him check him out on CZcams I'm a dry sense of humor comedian myself and he is the funniest guy I have ever seen I can relate to him
Such a great funny movie
thanks for a great movie.
love laura la plante,she was so pretty!
not just back in the day, hell i call my wife momma or grandmaw..lol
Witty and cheeky
the mothers expression is so funny at 13:08
And that includes Abbott and Costello Laurel Hardy anybody I've ever seen or heard mr. Bean is it
Funny!
Good stuff ! " Your quite certain this is - fit for a lady? It'll fit anybody, sir ''
That was a really fun "bedroom farce" as they so boldly put it. Sexy too.
EE Horton!
never mind...i got it. she's his mother-in-law!
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They had talent then if they weren't good they didn't eat n they weren't famous for being famous or demanded 2 Cuban cigars n 3perriers water
I'd like to work for Mr. Smith...indeed.
7:35 anybody know what a CORONA was in 1931?
John Tao Typewriter...
@@spacestation52 Thanks. I assumed it wasn't a virus or a Mexican beer!
Oh, of course, later Smith-Corona. I owned two of them!
I love this film , but I found this copy hard to watch . The images were not sharp enough .
Oh, my word, you do realize how old this film is, right?? We are lucky a gem like this has survived so long! People these days are so darn spoiled by modern technology they can't just enjoy a vintage film like this!!!
is the butler Uncle Joe from Petticoat Junction?
Oh no
where was located pathe studios?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path%C3%A9
thank you for asking, made me look!
5’2 sheesh she was short
justlol
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wait a minute..is "mother" his biological mother or his wife?..i know back in the day, most men called their wives "mother"..yeah, i know. ..uncanny....
cornbreadthedog the was his mother in law
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what a talentless movie
what a witless comment!
Oh geez