Bluebeard’s 8th Wife
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch 85 mins (1938)
Gary Cooper – Michael Brandon
US multi-millionaire Michael Brandon 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.
Also starring Claudette Colbert, Edward Everett Horton, David Niven and Elizabeth Patterson.
This film was based on a French play by Alfred Savoir that was translated into English by Charlton Andrews and produced on Broadway. The New York production opened on Sept. 19, 1921 at the Ritz Theatre and ran for 155 performances. It has previously been produced as a silent film starring Gloria Swanson – Bluebeard’s 8th Wife.