Out Of The Blue (1947)

When his shrewish wife (Carole Landis) goes out of town for the weekend, a henpecked husband (George Brent) picks up an alcoholic flirt (Ann Dvorak) and invites her to his apartment for a drink. This turns out to be a big mistake as what he gets isn't what he bargained for! Based on a short story by Vera Caspary (LAURA) and directed by Leigh Jason. This little known screwball comedy is a real sleeper. Who knew the normally dull-ish Brent could do farce so well? George Brent and Ann Dvorak provide the majority of laughs but the film is saddled with a conventional romantic couple, a photographer (Turhan Bey) and a model (Virginia Mayo) that aren't nearly as fun. I don't want to oversell it, it's no THE AWFUL TRUTH or BRINGING UP BABY but it's still a real charmer and worth checking out. With Elizabeth Patterson and Julia Dean as two snoopy old biddies.