Summary
A delightful, if bewildering, early cinematic foray into the chaotic convolutions of nascent matrimony, "Our Little Wife" posits Dodo Warren, a newly minted bride whose boundless, if misguided, benevolence threatens to derail her conjugal bliss before it even truly begins. Eschewing conventional honeymoon seclusion, Dodo, with an almost audacious ingenuousness, insists on bringing her trio of spurned admirers – Bobo Brown, Tommy Belden, and Dr. Elliott – along for the post-nuptial festivities. Husband Herb's understandable consternation is consistently met with Dodo's unwavering, if perplexing, conviction that such an entourage is perfectly normal. This peculiar pentad descends upon a sun-drenched Florida resort, where the inevitable misunderstandings begin to blossom. Herb, naturally, stumbles upon Dodo in a seemingly compromising tableau with Dr. Elliott, precipitating a dramatic confrontation only to be defused by Dodo's earnest, if circuitous, explanations of her pure intentions. The narrative skips forward a year, finding Dodo once again embroiled in well-meaning meddling, this time attempting to mend a lovers' quarrel between Angie Martin and Bobo. Her efforts inadvertently lead her into a nocturnal entanglement at George Haywood's apartment, a predicament that culminates in her being locked in. Another round of frantic, heartfelt, and undoubtedly exhausting justifications ensues, ultimately extracting Dodo from the latest imbroglio, albeit with a fresh vow to Herb: a solemn promise to forever avert her gaze from other men.
Synopsis
Dodo Warren, an ingenuous young bride, decides to take her three rejected suitors - Bobo Brown, Tommy Belden, and Dr. Elliott - along with her and her husband Herb on their honeymoon. Herb's protests fall on deaf ears, and soon all five are comfortably ensconced in a Florida resort. Herb finds Dodo in what appears to be a compromising position with Dr. Elliott, but her heartfelt explanation convinces him of her innocence. A year later, Dodo tries to rescue Angie Martin, who has quarreled with her fiancé Bobo and therefore plans to attend a party with George Haywood. After calling Dr. Elliott, Dodo asks Bobo to accompany her to the party, which Angie fails to attend, and later that evening, the well-meaning young wife is locked into Haywood's apartment. Following a new round of explanations, Dodo promises never to look at another man again.
Review Excerpt
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In the annals of early cinema, few characters embody the delightful, albeit exasperating, spirit of well-intentioned chaos quite like Dodo Warren in the film Our Little Wife. This charming, often farcical narrative, penned by Roy Somerville and Avery Hopwood, plunges us into the immediate aftermath of a wedding, where the conventional expectations of marital bliss are swiftly upended by a bride whose heart is perhaps too large, or at least, too indiscriminately generous. What unfol..."
