| My Wife's Family | |
| Director: | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Producer: | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Based On: | My Wife's Family by Fred Duprez (story by Harry B. Linton and Hal Stephens) |
| Music: | Charles Williams |
| Cinematography: | Walter J. Harvey |
| Studio: | Associated British Picture Corporation |
| Distributor: | Pathé Pictures International (UK) |
| Runtime: | 82 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
My Wife's Family is a 1941 British domestic comedy film directed by Walter C. Mycroft and starring Charles Clapham, John Warwick, David Tomlinson and Patricia Roc.[1]
The film is notable as one of five film versions based on the popular stage farce of the same name by Fred Duprez. There was a previous British version in 1931;[2] a Swedish version Mother-in-Law's Coming, in 1932;[3] a 1933 Finnish film Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee;[4] and a British remake in 1956.[5]
A farce concerning the attempts of a naval officer to avoid a visit from his wife's overbearing mother-in-law, and cope with a former girlfriend at the same time.[6]
TV Guide wrote, "every old joke you never wanted to hear repeated is packed into this dusty, but still mildly amusing comedy."[7] Allmovie gave the film two out of five stars, and referred to the film as an "old-joke-filled farce."[5]