A Letter to Three Wives
“ALL OF THEM WONDERED WHILE ONE OF THEM WANDERED!”
A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away with one of their husbands – but she doesn't specify which one.
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Cast
28 people
Ann Sothern
Rita Phipps
Known for
The Blue Gardenia
The Whales of August
Linda Darnell
Lora Mae Hollingsway
Known for
My Darling Clementine
The Mark of Zorro
Jeanne Crain
Deborah Bishop
Known for
Leave Her to Heaven
State Fair
Kirk Douglas
George Phipps
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Paul Douglas
Porter Hollingsway
Known for
Panic in the Streets
Clash by Night
Jeffrey Lynn
Bradford 'Brad' Bishop
Known for
The Roaring Twenties
All This, and Heaven Too
Barbara Lawrence
Georgiana 'Babe' Finney
Known for
Unfaithfully Yours
Thieves' Highway
Connie Gilchrist
Mrs. Ruby Finney
Known for
The Far Country
Auntie Mame
Florence Bates
Mrs. Manleigh
Known for
Rebecca
On the Town
Hobart Cavanaugh
Mr. Manleigh
Known for
Captain Blood
A Midsummer Night's Dream
James Adamson
Porter's Butler (uncredited)
Also in
Lord of the Jungle
Untamed Mistress
Joe Bautista
Thomasino (uncredited)
Also in
Niña Bonita
Dancing in the Dark
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director · John Klempner Author Alfred Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $5.4M · Budget $2.8M · United States release January 20, 1949
Box office
Budget
$2,750,000
Worldwide gross
$5,400,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 1949
Theatrical
France
May 17, 1949 · Theatrical
Germany
June 15, 1950 · Theatrical
Japan
May 9, 1950 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 25, 1949 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 11, 1949 · Theatrical
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