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His Brother's Wife

His Brother's Wife

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 7, 1936

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

56%

Original Title

His Brother's Wife

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

W.S. Van Dyke

Description

Epidemiologist Cliff Claybourne falls in love with Rita Wilson in a gambling house. They want to marry but Cliff's brother is convinced Rita is no good and forces Cliff to fulfill his agreement to do research in Africa in exchange for paying gambling debt. Rita, Cliff and brother are furious with each other, but Rita and Cliff are still in love.