An Ideal Husband
“An Ideal Husband has to look to his future...a woman has to look to her past!”
Where to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Paulette Goddard 
Michael Wilding 
Diana Wynyard 
Hugh Williams 
C. Aubrey Smith 
Glynis Johns
Credits
Written by: 
Oscar Wilde
Plot
A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud.
Sinekatalog’s take
A polished adaptation of a witty society comedy in which blackmail threatens a politician's carefully tended image. The epigrams sparkle and the production is elegant. A delight for viewers who love drawing-room satire.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (928 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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