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The Wife Takes a Flyer

"SHOT DOWN FROM THE SKIES...BUT HIS HEAD WAS STILL IN THE CLOUDS!"

Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.

Top Cast

  • Joan Bennett

    Joan Bennett

    Anita Woverman

  • Franchot Tone

    Franchot Tone

    Christopher Reynolds

  • Allyn Joslyn

    Allyn Joslyn

    Major Zellfritz

  • Cecil Cunningham

    Cecil Cunningham

    Countess Oldenburg

  • Roger Clark

    Roger Clark

    Keith

  • Lloyd Corrigan

    Lloyd Corrigan

    Thomas Woverman

  • Lyle Latell

    Lyle Latell

    Muller

  • Georgia Caine

    Georgia Caine

    Mrs. Woverman

  • Barbara Brown

    Barbara Brown

    Maria Woverman

Overview

Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.

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