A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
January 20, 1949Release Date
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
January 20, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Jeanne Crain
Deborah Bishop
Linda Darnell
Lora Mae Hollingsway
Ann Sothern
Rita Phipps
Kirk Douglas
George Phipps
Paul Douglas
Porter Hollingsway
Barbara Lawrence
Babe Finney
Jeffrey Lynn
Brad Bishop
Connie Gilchrist
Ruby Finney
Florence Bates
Mrs. Manleigh
John Davidson
John, First Waiter (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Mr. Manleigh
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Franklyn Farnum
Country Club Member (uncredited)
Vera Caspary
Writer
Celeste Holm
Addie Ross (voice) (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Miss Jenkins (uncredited)
John Klempner
Writer
Thelma Ritter
Sadie Dugan (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
Leo, Second Messenger (uncredited)
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Alfred Newman
Composer
Arthur C. Miller
Cinematographer
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Editor
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 20, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama 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, but not saying which one. It stars Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Paul Douglas (in his film debut), Kirk Douglas, and Jeffrey Lynn. Thelma Ritter as "Sadie" and Celeste Holm (the voice of "Addie Ross", the unseen woman who wrote the letter) are both uncredited.
The film was adapted by Vera Caspary and written for the screen by Joseph L. Mankiewicz from A Letter to Five Wives, a story by John Klempner that appeared in Cosmopolitan, based on a 1945 novel by Klempner. It was directed by Mankiewicz, who directed All About Eve the following year.
The film won the Academy Awards for Best Director and the Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture.