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Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

He married in haste and repeated with pleasure!

19387.11h 25m

Overview

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy to tame him.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Alfred Savoir
Produced by Ernst Lubitsch
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Top Cast

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Nicole De Loiselle

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Michael Brandon

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Marquis De Loiselle

David Niven

David Niven

Albert De Regnier

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Hedwige

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

Monsieur Pepinard

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Kid Mulligan

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Assistant Hotel Manager

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Armand Cortes

Assistant Hotel Manager

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Rolfe Sedan

Floorwalker

Themes & Keywords

wifedepartment storemillionairescrewball comedymeet cuteunconsummated marriageromantic pursuitcomedy of remarriagene'er do wellserial bridegroomprenuptial agreement

About Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife is a comedy, romance film released in 1938 exploring themes of wife, department store, millionaire, screwball comedy, meet cute, unconsummated marriage. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, it stars Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward Everett Horton. American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy to tame him.

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