Borrowed Wives (1930): Cast & Where to Watch
Borrowed Wives is a 1930 comedy directed by Frank R. Strayer, starring Rex Lease as Peter Foley, Paul Hurst and Eddy Chandler. It runs 1 hour 2 minutes. Stream it on Fawesome and IndieFlix.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 2m (62 min)
- Director
- Frank R. Strayer
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Tiffany Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Borrowed Wives About?
The premise of Borrowed Wives without spoilers.
At the stroke of midnight Peter Foley learns he can claim a million‑dollar inheritance, but he has no wife to satisfy the condition. To meet the deadline he hires a woman to pose as his spouse, launching a series of comedic mishaps and mysterious twists. If he isn’t married by midnight, the fortune will pass to his uncle, who lives in a reputedly haunted house.
Borrowed Wives Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- jumping out a window
- cat
- cougar
- haunted house
- spooky house
- hiding behind a billboard
- sports car
- romantic rivals
- reference to a tomato
- flirtatious woman
- lipstick kiss
- ford tri motor airplane
+38 more Show fewer
- delayed flight
- pretending to be husband and wife
- duesenberg car
- motorcycle off cliff
- man in a wheelchair
- dark and stormy night
- mountain lion
- aunt and uncle
- lights go out
- gold digger
- man wears an apron
- love triangle
- racial stereotype
- man rejects a woman's advances
- comedy of errors
- assumed identity
- hiding from police
- hiding under a bed
- man wears a nightgown
- woman in pajamas
- two men in a bed
- punched in the face
- bumps in the night
- sack over head
- trapdoor
- bound and gagged
- justice of the peace
- police badge
- woman screams
- kicking in a door
- interrupted wedding
- swooning
- reference to bluebeard
- reference to peter rabbit
- hidden door
- pushed down stairs
- woman bound and gagged
- turning hands of clock
Where to Watch Borrowed Wives
Stream it on Fawesome and IndieFlix. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Borrowed Wives Cast & Characters
Rex Lease leads the cast as Peter Foley, with Paul Hurst as Bull Morgan and Eddy Chandler as Police Sergeant. Directed by Frank R. Strayer; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Director Frank R. Strayer
- Rex Lease as Peter Foley
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Paul Hurst as Bull Morgan - Eddy Chandler as Police Sergeant
- Tom London as Mac, the Motorcycle Cop
Also Starring in Borrowed Wives
· 7 more- Charles Sellon Uncle Henry
- Dorothea Wolbert Aunt Mary
- Robert Livingston Joe Blair
- Sam Hardy G.W. Parker
- Harry Todd Lawyer Winstead
- Vera Reynolds Alice Blake
- Nita Martan Julia Thorpe
Cars in Borrowed Wives
5 cars on screen, including the 1929 Packard Standard Eight and the 1930 Harley-Davidson VL.
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1929 Packard Standard Eight Main role -
1930 Harley-Davidson VL Important role -
1929 Cord L-29 Minor role -
Ford Model T Minor role
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Borrowed Wives FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch and post-credit scenes of Borrowed Wives, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Borrowed Wives?
Borrowed Wives runs 1 hour 2 minutes (62 minutes).
When was Borrowed Wives released?
Borrowed Wives was released on August 20, 1930.
Who directed Borrowed Wives?
Borrowed Wives was directed by Frank R. Strayer.
More films by Frank R. Strayer Who is in the cast of Borrowed Wives?
Borrowed Wives stars Rex Lease as Peter Foley, Paul Hurst as Bull Morgan and Eddy Chandler as Police Sergeant, among 11 credited actors.
Where can I watch Borrowed Wives?
In the US, Borrowed Wives is streaming on Fawesome, IndieFlix and Public Domain Movies (availability from JustWatch).
Does Borrowed Wives have a post-credit scene?
No. Borrowed Wives has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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