Andrew Hinklin — You Can't Fool Your Wife Character Profile

About Andrew Hinklin

A stable accountant who adopts a wild Hinky persona to entertain a visiting executive and secure his job. His transformation alienates his wife, leading to marital estrangement and mistaken identities at a party.

Character Facts

Played by

James Ellison

Appears in

You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Andrew Hinklin — Conflict Interfering In-Law — Mother Fields (Emma Dunn)

  Antagonistic dynamic hindering the couple's reconciliation efforts.

• Andrew Hinklin — Professional Employer — Battincourt (Robert Coote)

  Hierarchical professional relationship driving Andrew's workplace decisions.

• Andrew Hinklin — Family Husband — Clara Fields Hinklin (Lucille Ball)

  Core marital bond strained by routine and external interference.

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• Hotel Maid (Patsy O'Byrne)
• Mama Brentoni (Rosina Galli)
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