Wife, Husband and Friend
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| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Written by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Based on | "Two Can Sing" by James M. Cain |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Loretta Young Warner Baxter Binnie Barnes Cesar Romero George Barbier |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wife, Husband and Friend is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Binnie Barnes in the three title roles, respectively. The film, based on a script by Nunnally Johnson, tells the story of a contractor and his wife, and how their musical ambitions result in marital tensions and a romantic triangle with a professional singer. The film was remade as Everybody Does It (1949), starring Paul Douglas as the contractor, Celeste Holm as his wife, and Linda Darnell as the singer.