two attempted remake and dozen of rip offs have fail to diminish the hilarious complication and romantic musing of this often imitate and never duplicate screwball farce . loosely base on the alfred lord tennyson poem enoch arden ( tennyson do not receive a screen credit in the finished film ) and my favorite wife pile on the fast pace and snappy dialogue and outrageous and comedic misunderstanding at a frantic rate . director garson kanin skillfully maintain the perfect serio comedic tone throughout the film runtime and and the picture be easily respect screenwriter best film a a director . interestingly enough and kanin take over the direct duty from leo mccarey ( an oscar winner a best director for 1937 the awful truth and which also star grant and dunne ) after mccarey be injure in an automobile accident ( mccarey also co write the screenplay with kanin and sam and bella spewack ) . the cast be marvelous and top by yet another oscar worthy performance by irene dunne and who offer a multi dimensional portrayal in a genre where one note characterization typically run rampant . dunne be indeed a rare actress who could peerlessly balance madcap humor and genuine pathos and without ever appear force or contrive . cary grant be every bit dunne match a the befuddled husband who find himself with one wife too many . although his role doesn not permit him to display the jaw drop physical prowess that be showcased so remarkably in the awful truth and grant mastery of internal comedy be give ample screen time here especially in the final two third when he discover he may have a romantic rival . the support cast be also diligently cast and although there no animal scene stealer and a la canine performer asta memorable turn a mr. smith in the awful truth . platinum haired beefcake randolph scott be fun a grant rival for dunne affection and and the fact that grant and scott be lifelong friend and roommates only make their scene together even funny ( there also a hilarious sight gag involve the two of them that will have even the most reserved viewer roll on the floor with laughter ) . the appropriately rigid gail patrick play the role of the stereotypical shrew as well a anyone could and and director kanin also pull natural performance from the two child in the cast . a comedy with a large dosage of wit and an ample amount of intelligence be quite rare and and my favorite wife have all of that and more in abundance it simply a picture where everything work .