i be a huge fan of all 4 of the main actor in this film . they have all make film that be high on my list of favorite . my expectation for this film be and therefore and very high . all of these actor be capable of elevate mundane role and film into something special . unfortunately none of them can do so in this film . the comment of rhoda 1 be most illuminating . change the motivation of the character in the original somerset maugham play result in a very unsatisfying movie . ( i would love to see the original play . ) the situation in this film be the same a my favorite wife ( and the mediocre remake and move over darling ) except the male and female role have be reverse . but there the similarity end . in my favorite wife and cary grant want to restore his first marriage to irene dunne . ditto in the remake with rock hudson and doris day . both grant and hudson be motivate by the desire to let the second wife down easily . by contrast and in too many husband and the normally lovable jean arthur play a character who at first seem torn between her two husband and but increasingly seem to just bask in the egocentric pleasure of have two men pursue her . this motivation completely undermine the sympathy i initially have for her . by contrast and i be completely sympathetic with the erstwhile husband and wife in the other two film . in addition and while there be some clever dialog in too many husband and it be too scant . most of the time the character be just sophomoric . jean arthur revert to a flirty schoolgirl lead on two schoolboy . unfortunately both fred macmurray and melyn douglas behave accordingly . the furniture jump scene be painful to watch . nothing of this juvenile nature happen in my favorite wife ( or move over darling ) . this one trick pony become all the more annoying when the end arrive without any resolution . it be a if the viewer have simply be watch the beginning of a perpetual competition between two high school boy pursue the same girl . basically this film be disappointing because jean arthur become pretty unsympathetic and the 3 character in the love triangle be all sophomoric in the extreme and and there be no resolution at the end of the film . i absolutely love both romantic comedy and screwball comedy . too many husband be an insult to both . it be anti romantic and not screwball but sophomoric and slapstick silliness . what a total waste of incredible talent .