The different but similar theme plot elements of this film closely resemble those of some other films that were based on an 1864 poem by Alfred, Lordy Tennyson, called Enoch Arden. Those stories have to do with a man or woman lost at sea for several years and then returning to find her or his spouse remarried or about to be so. A silent film, "Enoch Arden," was made in 1915 as a drama. But later, Hollywood made three smash comedies based on Tennyson's poem.. Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray and Melvyn Douglas starred in "Too Many Husbands" of 1940; Cary Grant and Irene Dunne starred in "My Favorite Wife" that same year; and Doris Day, James Garner and Polly Bergen starred in "Move Over, Darling" in 1963. While Walter Pidgeon isn't lost at sea, and he's not married or returning to a wife, his character is caught between two women, mother and daughter, having traveled by sea to Hawaii. So, the clever writers came up with a name that might ring a bell with movie fans in 1940, with two other movies based on the Tennyson poem that year. RKO's Cary Grant is named Nick Arden, but "My Favorite Wife" wasn't released until May 17, 1940. So, Universal beat them to the punch with this different but similar film and a male lead name Arlen. Whether Arden or Arlen, this theme makes good comedy.
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