You Can't Fool Your Wife

(1940)

68 minutes

Comedy

Directed by Ray McCarey

Cast:

Lucille Ball as Clara Fields Hinklin alias Mercedes Vasquez 
James Ellison as Andrew 'Hinkie' Hinklin 
Robert Coote as Batty Battincourt 
William Halligan as J.R. Gillespie Sr. 
Emma Dunn as Mother Fields 
Virginia Vale as Sally 
Oscar O'Shea as Dr. Emery the College Chaplain 
Norman Mayes as Porter at Dock 
Patsy O'Byrne as Hotel Maid 
Charlie Hall as Bellboy 
Dell Henderson as Hotel Manager

Andrew and Clara are a married couple who have been together since school, but their marriage has been boring for the last five years. Andrew works at a firm and all his energy goes into work instead of his marriage. Problems arise when Andrew must entertain the big partier Mr. Battincourt from London. Clara kicks Andrew to the curb getting the wrong idea. Andrew tries to explain to Clara that he was only doing his job, but nothing works. Battincourt gives Clara a beauty treatment and throws a costume party to make things better between the couple. But Mercedes Vasquez is an identical twin at the same party. Confusion ensues…