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. As the wives a former farm girl jeanne crain, a radio soap opera writer ann sothern, and a. A letter to three wives is the very definition of an underappreciated film classic, which is really unfortunate, because its an excellent and unique intelligent well thought out film. A letter to three wives remains a very poignant and universal story today, giving you the feeling that it could take place anytime and anywhere. A letter is addressed to three wives from their best friend addie ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbandsbut she doesnt say which one. With jeanne crain, linda darnell, ann sothern, kirk douglas. A letter to three wives may not be a suspensethriller, but it certainly is a supremely wellacted social satire that creates such a vivid and fascinating smalltown world that audiences may be sorry to leave it at the conclusion of the film. Jump to new as of december 16, 2001 jump to new as of december 21, 2001. Spotlight on a letter to three wives netflix dvd blog. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Watch a letter to three wives movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The 1951 comedy three husbands was intended as a sequel to a letter to three wives.
The films three different but equally troubled marriages offer an insightful glimpse into the gender politics, rotting class distinctions, and social mores of america in the mid20th century. Three country club wives in a small town get a letter from a local friend graciously inform them she is eloping with the husband of one of. Please watch on amazon prime, as the print and transfer are very good. 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. These three wives are boarding a boat filled with children going on a picnic when a messenger on a bicycle hands them a letter addressed to all three from addie who has just left town with one of their husbands. A letter to three wives 1949 deborah bishop, lora mae hollingsway and rita phipps are three friends who all receive letters from another friend, addie ross, telling them that she is about to. Great film great transfer and some great extras including commentary and radio show adaptations. It was very well written and has a good twist at the end. Any signs of softness reflected the style of photography utilized, as the actresses sometimes got the glamour treatment. A letter to three wives trailer directed by joseph l.
A letter to three wives 1949 journeys in classic film. Yugoslavia serbian title literal title pismo trima zenama. Other articles where a letter to three wives is discussed. Sep 17, 20 a letter to three wives was an academy award winning film up for best picture the year of release. He won again in the same categories the next year for all about eve, which also won best picture.
Now in 2016, what plot contrivance would allow 3 power wives to stay away from their cell phones long enough to let it all stew, and do the flashbacks. This book was the source material for the 1949 film a letter to three wives in retrospect, in comparison of book vs. A letter to three wives tv movie 1985 a letter to three. Jeanne crain, linda darnell, ann sothern, jeffrey lynn, kirk douglas, paul douglas, barbara lawrence produzione. When it moved from 20th centuryfox to an independent. Mankiewicz known for all about eve jeanne crain, linda darnell, ann southern premise three wives from a semiupperclass neighborhood receive a letter from a girlfriend who has just moved away from town. A letter to three wives is an omnibus film, its three stories ingeniously interlocked through meetings among the characters, flashbacks, and the voiceover of an unseen romantic catalyst, the town siren, addie ross addies. After many passion filled trysts, he, eddie rivers, has run away with one of their husbands to ibiza. Aug 12, 2019 when a letter to three wives first appeared on television, kirk douglas diatribe against radio and advertising was cut by many stations for fear of offending their sponsors. Oct 23, 20 joseph mankiewiczs unique intriguing comedy stars ann southern, linda darnell and jeanne crain as three wives who must wait out a long day to learn which of. Just before the three housewives embark on a daylong dogooder outing with a group of young children, they receive a letter addressed to all three from a gloating ross. A year after a letter to three wives, he made all about eve, winning academy awards for directing and writing for both films, a rare feat. Watch a letter to three wives full movie in hd visit lora may hollingsway, who grew up next to the wrong side of the.
As the day finally ends, each returns home to prepare for the opening of the social season, the big country club dinner at which one of their husbands will not be. Jeanne crain, linda darnell, ann sothern, kirk douglas, paul douglas, barbara lawrence, jeffrey. Linda darnell is wonderful and paul douglass makes his screen debut. At one point, douglas sees a nursing cat and quips, a litter from three wives. No quotes approved yet for a letter to three wives. A letter to three wives film by mankiewicz 1949 britannica. 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. A letter to three bottoms starring kellen lutz as the muscle mary whose youtube fitness shows are making more money than his bitchy screenwriter james franco husband, who resents the loss of his sugar daddy role. She wrote a letter to anne, cathy and me, saying she was taking one of our husbands with her. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a letter to three wives near you. In episode three of sacred games, saraj is tasked with tracing how. Dec 21, 2014 a letter to three wives 1949 3d regarder en francais english subtitles a letter to three wives 1949 pelicula completa subtitulada en espanol a letter to three wives 1949 full movie subtitled in spanish. Writer vera caspary, who had collaborated on the earlier films screenplay, initially called it a letter to three husbands.
Lora mae hollingsway and rita phipps are three friends who all receive letters from another friend, addie ross, telling them that she is. All three wives spend the way worried that theirhusband is the one who skipped town. Tell the world what you think about a letter to three wives. It was jeannie crains deborah husband that ran off with addie. Three wives, played by jeanne crain, ann sothern and linda darnell, are about to embark on a boat trip when each receives a letter, written by a mutual friend named addie, informing her that addie is about to run off with one of their husbands. Three unsuspecting women receive an email from their young bachelor pal. Upholding the academy ratio and monaural sound of the films original production, bluray treats a letter to three wives to great picture quality. A letter to three wives jeanne crain linda darnell ann sothern 1949 a flirt tells three women jeanne crain, linda darnell, ann sothern she will be leaving town with one of their husbands. Their challenges are a kind of reverse mirror image of the veterans and their problems, which was the subject of so many movies, most notably the best years of our lives. His career was severely harmed when 20th century fox assigned him their blockbuster budgetary disaster cleopatra 1963 but he did manage to make the honey pot and sleuth afterward. See more ideas about ann sothern, jeanne crain and lettering. Three wives, played by jeanne crain, ann sothern and linda darnell, are about to embark on a boat trip when each receives a letter, written by a mutual friend named addie, informing her that addie.
A 1949 film adapted from the novel letter to five wives by john klempner. The film is set several years later and the whole country and its residents were quite changed. Deborah recounts her fishoutofwater relationship with her upandcoming. At night, he drinks too much and watches the videos his wife made for him as she lay in hospital, in which she urges him to learn to live again. There are rita and george phipps, played by kirk douglas and anne southern. A letter to three wives 1949 full movie download full hd. If you like a letter to three wives you might like similar movies the matrix, jurassic park, raiders of the lost ark, forrest gump, terminator 2. Sacred games season 2 is available to stream and download on. A letter is addressed to three wives from their best friend addie ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands but she does not say which one. Maybe if they were all attending a hush hush celebrity wedding and all cell signals are scrambled and cell phones confiscated. This week, were doing a complete 180, moving away from horror and into domestic drama. During filming, mankiewicz had an affair with leading lady linda darnell that would last for years. Made for television, a letter to three wives is a modernized version of the classic 1949 theatrical film of the same name.
Film notes a letter to three wives university at albany. John klempner cosmopolitan magazine novel, joseph l. Mankiewicz screenplay, vera caspary adaptation cast. Mankiewicz dal romanzo a letter to three wives di john klempner fotografia. A letter to three wives movie quotes rotten tomatoes. A letter to three wives remains one of the choicest, the wittiest, of all american social comedies before annie hall. Three women lora mae linda darnell, rita ann sothern, and deborah jeanne crain receive a letter from a friend telling that shes runoff with one of their husbands. It stars jeanne crain, linda darnell, ann sothern, paul douglas in his film debut, kirk douglas, jeffrey lynn, and thelma ritter. Nbc presented a movieoftheweek remake of the film in 1985, with loni anderson in darnells role, michele lee taking over for ann sothern and stephanie zimbalist as. A flirt tells a trio jeanne crain, linda darnell, ann sothern she will leave with ones husband. Mankiewiczs magisterial, buoyant suburban drama, from 1949, concerns three couples and a wild cardthe strongwilled, sophisticated woman whom one of the.
An uncredited celeste holm provides the voice of addie ross, the unseen. A letter to three wives is one of my favorite films. A letter to three wives is an omnibus film, its three stories ingeniously interlocked through meetings among the characters, flashbacks, and the voiceover of an unseen romantic catalyst, the town siren, addie ross addies purring, sultry voice is that of celeste holm. Ross boasts that she has left town with one of their husbands. The acting was totally brilliant and its just a film that i would gladly watch again and again. A letter to three wives tells the story of three women learning to adjust to their new roles in postwar suburbia with its country club dances and leisure time. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today.
Jeanne crain deborah bishop, linda darnell lora mae hollingsway, ann sothern rita phipps, kirk douglas george phipps, paul. A letter to three wives lost the best picture award to all the kings men. Mankiewicz made this clever story about three wives who spend an afternoon at a childrens picnic mulling over a letter all three had just received, from a woman who says shes just run off with one of their husbands. A letter to three wives full movie video dailymotion. The wickedly clever premise of a letter to three wives is a brilliant jumpingoff point for a clever and astute screenplay. In flashback, each wife wonders if it is her marriage that is in jeopardy. A letter to three wives movie trailer and videos tv guide. A letter to three wives appears in an aspect ratio of 1. In the letter, the friend says she has run off with one of the three womens husbands. One of three women is about to loose her husband to a home wrecker but even with all kinds of both legitimate and false clues you dont find out who until the last minutes of the film. A letter to three wives 1985 larry elikann synopsis. See more ideas about jeanne crain, lettering and kirk douglas.
The drama centres on three married women linda darnell, ann sothern, and jeanne crain who each receive a. In the book, brad bishop is still in the navy, rita doesnt write for the radio, and of course, addie is very present in the story while she isnt visible in the film. Mankiewiczs magisterial, buoyant suburban drama, from 1949, concerns three couples and a wild cardthe strongwilled, sophisticated woman whom one of the husbands used to love and whom all three of them admire, and who, to launch the story, informs their three wives that she has run away with one of the men. The female driven film combines the mystery with the womans melodrama and succeeds, for the most part.
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