In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a husband endures the trials of being married to a wife with irritating traits.
Social & External
The people behind it
Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Dave O'Brien
The Husband
Dorothy Short
The Wife (uncredited)
Marie Windsor
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Customer / Movie Patron (uncredited)
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