Eddie Mayehoff

How to Murder Your Wife -- A successful syndicated cartoonist (who acts out the adventures he later infuses into his cartoon-strip character, 'Bash Brannigan, Secret Agent') is dedicated to living the bachelor life, complete with a devoted English butler-valet-confidante. Until he awakens one morning after a wild stag party, only to discover that he married the sexy, sensual Italian beauty who popped out of the cake and barely speaks English. What's more...she doesn't believe in divorce. Now, how does the ultimate bachelor get rid of her? With the perfect murder scheme, of course!

A successful syndicated cartoonist (who acts out the adventures he later infuses into his cartoon-strip character, "Bash Brannigan, Secret Agent") is dedicated to living the bachelor life, complete with a devoted English butler-valet-confidante...until he awakens one morning after a wild stag party, only to discover that he married the sexy, sensual Italian beauty who popped out of the cake and barely speaks English. What's more...she doesn't believe in divorce. Now, how does the ultimate bachelor get rid of her? With the perfect murder scheme, of course!

Trainer Wally Hogan (Bob Hope) ditches the boxing ring for an army fling to look after his drafted prizefighter but is left holding the laces when the boxer is discharged -- until boot camper Herbert Tuttle (Mickey Rooney) offers to be his next contender. But the bigger prospect is Tuttle's comely aunt Connie (Marilyn Maxwell), who owns a restricted-access nightclub. So Hogan takes on Tuttle, the pair become MPs and the follies hit full swing.

A man who has set up the perfect lifestyle for himself makes the mistake of marrying while drunk... and his fantasies of murder are used against him.