Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck in “His Brother’s Wife” 1936

Posted on September 1, 2013 by giraffe44

His Brother’s Wife is the first film in which Mr. Taylor and Miss Stanwyck co-starred. Their real life relationship was in its early stages and the love scenes are quite convincing. Although this film can’t decide whether it wants to be a romantic love story or a serious medical drama, the uncritical viewer can enjoy it a lot.

The other Taylor-Stanwyck films are This Is My Affair, 1937 and The Night Walker, 1964.

His Brother’s Wife was notable for some Robert Taylor beefcake.

and some pretty convincing romance.

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I became a Robert Taylor fan at the age of 15 when his TV show, "The Detectives" premiered. My mother wanted to watch it because she remembered Mr. Taylor from the thirties. I took one look and that was it. I spent the rest of my high school career watching Robert Taylor movies on late night TV, buying photos of him, making scrapbooks and being a typical teenager. College, marriage and career intervened. I remember being sad when Mr. Taylor died. I mailed two huge scrapbooks to Ursula Thiess. I hope she got them. Time passed, retirement, moving to Florida. Then in 2012 my husband Fred pointed that there were two Robert Taylor movies that evening on Turner Classic Movies--"Ivanhoe" and "Quentin Durward." I watched both and it happened all over again. I started this blog both for fans and for people who didn't know about Robert Taylor. As the blog passes 200,000 views I'm delighted that so many people have come by and hope it will help preserve the legacy of this fine actor and equally good man.

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4 Responses to Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck in “His Brother’s Wife” 1936

rahrah14 says:

September 12, 2013 at 1:59 am

I love this movie. It makes very little sense because it’s basically 2 completely different movies smashed together but the wonderful chemistry between Barbara and Bob is magnetic. I think if they had stuck to the story of 2 people getting together and falling in love without taking them to the jungle it could have been a really great movie. Nevertheless, it is what it is and I love it anyway, haha!

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giraffe44 says:

September 12, 2013 at 4:50 pm

I agree. The two stories in one is disconcerting but I guess it was to give the Taylor character some gravitas so he wasn’t just a useless playboy. Stanwyck’s character works for a living so he has to do something to deserve her.

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Doris Wells says:

July 30, 2020 at 5:54 am

I wish Taylor’s movie would more often. Specially the very early ones.,, Unable to get anymore!!! I just love him..he has a very sweet looking face when he is as young… handsome as he grew older and charming and a gentleman at later age..sad he’s gone so young. I kept looking at his photos all the time and couldn’t believe he is not there. His birthday will be in one week.

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- giraffe44 says:
  
  July 30, 2020 at 2:44 pm
  
  Doris, there will 3 Robert Taylor movies in September on TCM in the USA but only one in August. It’s “Her Cardboard Lover.” Not his best but entertaining and he looks very handsome. Mr. Taylor would be 119 if he were alive. If he only could stopped smoking, he would have lived a lot longer. Thanks for writing. Judith
  
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