Warners, always keeping an eye on the headlines for source material, turned to Europe and the real-life romance between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and the future King of England Prince Edward VIII. His abdication of the throne for her hand was the kind of "too good to be true" storyline that even the most gullible audiences would find hard to swallow. The fact that none of it was fabricated prompted the studio to push Expensive Husbands into theaters before the end of the year while the news was still fresh. The strategy paid off. Released during Thanksgiving, the peasant-budgeted six reeler ascended to noble heights, occasionally playing in top half slots to cash in on current events, thus providing a jewel in the crown for the studio B-unit, and a tidy king's ransom for the Warners dynasty.
Producer/Director: Bobby Connolly
Screenplay: Jay Brennan, Lillie Hayward, Jean Negulesco
Production Design: Hugh Reticker, Jr
Cinematography: James Van Trees
Costume Design: Howard Shoup
Film Editing: Louis Hesse
Original Music: M.K. Jerome
Principal Cast: John Butler (Savage), Ann Codee (Maria), Fritz Feld (Herr Meyer), Robert C. Fischer (Joseph), Otto H. Fries (Franz), Eula Guy (Trommy).
BW-62m.
By Mel Neuhaus
