The Doctor Takes a Wife

Year: 1940

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Alexander Hall

RomanceComedy

When a best‑selling author of women’s issues meets a scholarly medical academic, they discover that pretending to be a married couple serves both of their interests. Their fabricated marriage sparks a contagiously romantic and comedic series of misunderstandings, as the two navigate growing attraction while keeping up the charade.

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