Overview
Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband.
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Crew
DirectorRichard Quine
WriterGeorge Axelrod
Cast
Jack Lemmon
Stanley Ford
Virna Lisi
Mrs. Ford
Terry-Thomas
Charles
Eddie Mayehoff
Harold Lampson
Claire Trevor
Edna
Sidney Blackmer
Judge Blackstone
Max Showalter
Tobey Rawlins
Jack Albertson
Dr. Bentley
Mary Wickes
Harold's Secretary
Alan Hewitt
District Attorney
Barry Kelley
Club Member
William Bryant
Club Member
Charles Bateman
Club Member
Edward Faulkner
Club Member
Lauren Gilbert
Men's Club Manager
Howard Wendell
The Trial Judge
Khigh Dhiegh
Bald Actor Playing Thug
K.C. Townsend
Party Girl
Tom Palmer
Club Member
Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026