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. His problem is compounded by his wife's intolerance of the slightest character flaws.

""An Ideal Husband has to look to his future...a woman has to look to her past!""

Credits

Alexander KordaDirector

Paulette GoddardLaura Cheveley

Michael WildingArthur Goring

Diana WynyardGertrude Chiltern

Hugh WilliamsRobert Chiltern