Watch An Ideal Husband (1947) Official Trailer
"An Ideal Husband has to look to his future...a woman has to look to her past!"
6.5 / 10 IMDb November 14, 1947 1h 36m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Release Date
November 14, 1947
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
Paulette Goddard
as Laura Cheveley
Michael Wilding
as Arthur Goring
Diana Wynyard
as Gertrude Chiltern
Hugh Williams
as Robert Chiltern
C. Aubrey Smith
as Earl of Caversham
Glynis Johns
as Mabel Chiltern
Constance Collier
as Lady Markby
Christine Norden
as Margaret Marchmont
Harriette Johns
as Olivia
Michael Medwin
as Duke of Nonesuch
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Michael Anthony
as Viscomte de Nanjac
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Peter Hobbes
as Eddie Montford
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John Clifford
as Mason
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Fred Groves
as Phipps
Michael Ward
as Tommy Tafford
Production Companies
London Films Productions
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