Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
La octava mujer de Barba Azul,
Genre:
Comedy / Romance
Ernst Lubitsch
Charlton Andrews (play)
Charles Brackett
US multi-millionaire Michael Barndon
marries his eight wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broken French Marquis. But she
doesn't want to be only a number in the row of his ex-wives and starts her own
strategy to "tame" him.
Gary Cooper gives a
very fun spanking Claudette Colbert
Cast
Claudette Colbert.... Nicole de Loiselle
Gary Cooper.... Michael Brandon
Edward Everett Horton.... Marquis de Loiselle
David Niven.... Albert De Regnier
Elizabeth Patterson.... Aunt Hedwige
Herman Bing.... Monsieur Pepinard, The Detective
Warren Hymer.... Kid Mulligan, The Boxer
Franklin Pangborn.... Asst. Hotel Manager
Armand Cortes.... Asst. Hotel Manager
Rolfe Sedan.... Floorwalker
Lawrence Grant.... Professor Urganzeff
Lionel Pape.... Monsieur Potin
Tyler Brooke.... Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mariska Aldrich....
Leon Ames.... Ex-Chauffeur
Hooper Atchley.... Excited Passenger )
Lénore Aubert....
Barlowe Borland.... Uncle Fernandel
Paul Bryar.... Radio Announcer
Marie Burton.... Bit Part
Gino Corrado.... Waiter Who Carries
Joseph Crehan.... American tourist
Sheila Darcy.... Maid
Albert D'Arno.... Newsboy
Dorothy Dayton.... Bit Part
Paula DeCardo.... Bit Part
Ray De Ravenne.... Package Clerk
James Dime.... Prizefighter
Ellen Drew.... Secretary
Blanche Franke.... Cashier
Norah Gale.... Bit Part
Pauline Garon.... Customer
Grace Goodall.... Nurse
Harriette Haddon.... Bit Part
Charles Halton.... Monsieur de la Coste
Olaf Hytten.... Valet (uncredited)
Barbara Jackson.... Bit Part (uncredited)
Lola Jensen.... Bit Part
Gwen Kenyon.... Bit Part
Alphonse Martell.... Hotel Employee
Joyce Mathews.... Bit Part
Harold Minjir.... Photographer
Carol Parker.... Bit Part
John Picorri.... Conductor
Tom Ricketts.... Uncle Andre
Suzanne Ridgeway.... Bit Part
Ruth Rogers.... Bit Part
Joseph Romantini.... Headwaiter
Dorothy White.... Bit Part
Gloria Williams.... Bit Part
Wolfgang Zilzer.... Bit Role
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Charlton Andrews play translation
Charles Brackett
Alfred Savoir play La huitième femme de Barbe-Bleu
Billy Wilder
Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch.... producer
Original Music by
Werner R. Heymann
Frederick Hollander
John Leipold (uncredited)
George Parrish (uncredited)
Non-Original Music by
Mack Gordon (song "[Lookie Lookie] Here Comes Cookie")
Cinematography by
Leo Tover
Film Editing by
William Shea
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier
Robert Usher
Set Decoration by
A.E. Freudeman
Costume Design by
Travis Banton
Art Department
Milba K. Lloyd.... wax sculptress
Sound Department
Don Johnson.... sound
Harry D. Mills.... sound
Other crew
John Leipold.... orchestrator
Eric Locke.... cinematographer: Europe
Boris Morros.... musical director
Crew believed to be complete
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures [us]
Distributors
Paramount Pictures [us] (1938) (USA) (theatrical)
MCA/Universal Home Video [us] (199?) (USA) (VHS)
Runtime: 80 min
Country: USA
Language: English / French
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Finland:K-16
