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The Virtuous Husband is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Vin Moore and written by Jerry Horwin, Edward Ludwig, Fred Niblo, Jr. and Dale Van Every. The film stars Betty Compson, Elliott Nugent, Jean Arthur, J. C. Nugent, Alison Skipworth and Tully Marshall. The film was released on April 12, 1931, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]

The Virtuous Husband
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vin Moore
Screenplay by	Jerry Horwin Edward Ludwig Fred Niblo, Jr. Dale Van Every
Produced by	Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Starring	Betty Compson Elliott Nugent Jean Arthur J. C. Nugent Alison Skipworth Tully Marshall
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Arthur Hilton Harry W. Lieb
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 12, 1931 (1931-04-12)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

A man marries at a young age and bases all of his marriage decisions on advice written in letters from his dead mother. The wife can't stand it and eventually burns them, and the man grows more tolerable.

Cast

• Elliott Nugent as Daniel Curtis
• Betty Compson as Inez Wakefield
• Jean Arthur as Barbara Olwell
• Tully Marshall as Ezra Hunniwell
• J. C. Nugent as Mr. Olwell
• Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Olwell
• Eva McKenzie as Hester
• Willie Best as Luftus

References

External links

• The Virtuous Husband at IMDb
• synopsis at AllMovie

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