The Couple Takes a Wife

The Couple Takes a Wife (1972)

Comedy, TV Movie1 hour and 13 minutes
NR
User score
Description

Complications ensue when an overworked couple decides to hire a "wife" — someone who can run the household for them with complete autonomy — but she's a little too attractive for comfort.

Susan Silver
Writer
Jerry Paris
Director

Actors

Bill Bixby
Bill Bixby
Jeff Hamilton
Paula Prentiss
Paula Prentiss
Barbara Hamilton
Valerie Perrine
Valerie Perrine
Jennifer Allen
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Barbara's Mother
Robert Goulet
Robert Goulet
Randy Perkins
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray
Marion Randolph
Larry Storch
Larry Storch
David
Mia Bendixsen
Mia Bendixsen
Christy Hamilton
Dana Laurita
Dana Laurita
Mindy Hamilton
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Paula
Dwan Smith
Dwan Smith
Ginger
Carmen Zapata
Carmen Zapata
Maria
Ruth McDevitt
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Flanagan
Bert Holland
Bert Holland
Mr. Kaplan
Shirley Mitchell
Shirley Mitchell
Employment Clerk
Ralph O'Hara
Ralph O'Hara
Hotel Clerk
Tim Haldeman
Tim Haldeman
Bellboy
Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb
Miss Robbins
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

—

Keywords
housewifesexismwomen's liberationunconventional arrangement