The Secret Life of an American Wife

1h 32m
Comedy
3

A bored housewife poses as a call girl for a movie star sex-symbol, hoping she can prove to her husband, the star's agent, that she is still desirable to other men and thereby, rekindle the spark in their marriage.

Cast

Walter Matthau
The Movie Star
Anne Jackson
Victoria Layton
Patrick O'Neal
Tom Layton
Edy Williams
Susie Steinberg
Richard Bull
Howard
Paul Napier
Herb Steinberg
Christian Brando
Jimmy (as Gary Brown)
Albert Carrier
Jean-Claude
Scott Avery
Journalist (uncredited)

Crew

George Axelrod
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Harry Gerstad
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Joe Scully
Casting
Travilla
Costume Design
Billy May
Original Music Composer
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Ed Graves
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction

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