An Ideal Husband (1948)

  • NR
  • 01/14/1948 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 36m

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

Overview

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.

Lajos Biró

Screenplay

Alexander Korda

Director

Cast

Paulette Goddard's headshot

Paulette Goddard

Laura Cheveley
Michael Wilding's headshot

Michael Wilding

Arthur Goring
Diana Wynyard's headshot

Diana Wynyard

Gertrude Chiltern
Hugh Williams's headshot

Hugh Williams

Robert Chiltern
C. Aubrey Smith's headshot

C. Aubrey Smith

Earl of Caversham
Glynis Johns's headshot

Glynis Johns

Mabel Chiltern
Constance Collier's headshot

Constance Collier

Lady Markby
Christine Norden's headshot

Christine Norden

Margaret Marchmont

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