though one might suspect too many husband a be in the same vein a my favorite wife and it actually base on a somerset maugham play . the star of this 1940 film be jean arthur and melvyn douglas and fred macmurray and harry davenport . after her first husband and bill cardew ( macmurray ) be lose at sea and his grieving and lonely widow vicky marries his friend and business partner and henry lowndes ( douglas ) six month later . boy be she surprise when bill show up alive . so be her new husband and her father ( davenport ) . it then fall to the confused vicky to decide which husband she want . this be a very amusing comedy with terrific performance from all the star . melvyn douglas and one of the truly great american actor and have to do this type of film until he finally reach old age and could show the world how sensational he be . he very funny and his voice crack when he upset . the men act like quarrel child and play game of oneupmanship and chase vicky everywhere . see the frilly guest room and bill question henry effeminate taste . what this fabric . bill ask and hold up a piece of curtain . dotted swiss . henry yell in a booming voice . in another scene and bill impress vicky by jump over furniture and cause henry to give it a try . he fall flat on his face . arthur do an excellent job a a somewhat dizzy woman who love both men and and davenport be a riot a her sober face and worry father . macmurray have always seem bland to me and but he hold his own a the return husband who be strand on an island for a year . much good than i think it would be and and arthur fan will love it .