Review of Lonely Wives

Edward Everett Horton gets to not only play the lead Richard 'Dickie' Smith in this uproarious pre-code comedy but a dual part as the supporting character a famous theatrical impersonator named Zero. Dickie is a lawyer whose wife is out of town, for which he is trying to make the most of it as a ladies man. Unfortunately his mother-in-law Mrs. Mantel keeps foiling his plans...that is until the famous impersonator Zero shows up requesting to do Dickie in his act. Dickie agrees on one condition, that he play him convincingly overnight with his mother-in-law so he can meet two dolls out at a club. This plan is working out great till Dickie's wife surprises Zero by coming home early...and that is when all the hilarity ensues.

I love Edward Everett Horton, but the show stealer in this film is the Canadian actress Maude Eburne, who plays Mrs. Mantel the mother-in-law as she cleaverly tries to get herself some grandkids!

Cute by today's standards but very risqué for all it's pre-code innuendos. While not high on my list I still think classic film fans will enjoy this one. And the clothing is to die for!