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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

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1938 | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (45% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved It Happened One Night or The Philadelphia Story, start here.
The mood
Light and funny, romantic.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1938: an older pace and style.

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy to tame him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    45% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 12K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch

  • Claudette ColbertNicole De Loiselle
  • Gary CooperMichael Brandon
  • Edward Everett HortonMarquis De Loiselle
  • David NivenAlbert De Regnier
  • Elizabeth PattersonAunt Hedwige
  • Herman BingMonsieur Pepinard
  • Warren HymerKid Mulligan
  • Franklin PangbornAssistant Hotel Manager
  • Armand CortesAssistant Hotel Manager
  • Rolfe SedanFloorwalker