A Letter to Three Wives
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| Directed by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Screenplay by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz Adaptation: Vera Caspary |
| Based on |
Letter to Five Wives 1945 novel in Hearst's International Cosmopolitan by John Klempner |
| Starring |
Jeanne Crain Linda Darnell Ann Sothern Kirk Douglas Paul Douglas Jeffrey Lynn |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | J. Watson Webb, Jr. |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
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103 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic drama film which tells the story of a woman who mails a letter to three women, telling them she has left town with the husband of one of them. It stars Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas in his film debut, Jeffrey Lynn, and Thelma Ritter. An uncredited Celeste Holm provides the voice of Addie Ross, the unseen woman who wrote the titular letter.
The movie was adapted by Vera Caspary and Joseph L. Mankiewicz from Letter to Five Wives, a 1946 novel by John Klempner, which had appeared in Cosmopolitan. It was directed by Mankiewicz, who directed All About Eve the following year.
The film won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture.
Just as they are about to take a group of underprivileged children on a riverboat ride and picnic, Deborah Bishop (Jeanne Crain), Rita Phipps (Ann Sothern), and Lora Mae Hollingsway (Linda Darnell) receive a message from Addie Ross informing them that she has run off with one of their husbands. She, however, leaves them in suspense as to which one. All three marriages are shown in flashback to be strained.
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