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A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

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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. In flashback, each wife wonders if it is her marriage that is in jeopardy. Deborah (Crain) recounts her fish-out-of-water relationship with her up-and-coming hubby (Jeffrey Lynn); businesswoman Rita (Sothern) asks herself if she's been too rough on her

Feb 22, 2005

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Mankiewicz's writing is bright and hard -- he's sharpening his teeth for All About Eve, made the next year -- but his acid wit is almost too much for his fragile characters to bear.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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Mankiewicz's plot device is brilliant and intriguing: On the way to an annual picnic, three housewives learn through a letter that the town's most desirable woman had run off with one of their husbands--flashbacks reveal the state of their marriages.

January 24, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Star-loaded film with innovative plot.

October 30, 2004 Comment

Much of what makes All About Eve such a brilliant film was used previously (and to good effect) in A Letter to Three Wives.

October 10, 2004 Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | Comment
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Sharp and bright multi-character film from Mankiewicaz at his best.

March 29, 2004 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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This movie is both dramatic and suspenseful, while telling four different stories, and I liked the ending too. This is a good movie.

September 5, 2010
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My favorite Linda Darnell film. It's hard to stand out in a cast that includes such greats as Kirk Douglas, Ann Sothern and Jeanne Crain but she still manages to shine.

January 17, 2009
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