The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942) - War Movies 86 minutes. . Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane. escape, pilot, shelter
Released: Apr 28, 1942
Runtime: 86 minutes
Stars: Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone, Allyn Joslyn, Cecil Cunningham, Roger Clark, Lloyd Corrigan
Crew: Richard Wallace (Director), Franz Planer (Director of Photography), Werner R. Heymann (Original Music Composer), Jay Dratler (Screenplay), B.P. Schulberg (Producer), Gina Kaus (Screenplay)
