A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives (1949) starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn. Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Three married women receive a letter from the town flirt that says she has run away with one of their husbands. Then, in flashback, we see each of them in her relationship with her husband, and each of them has a reason to believe her husband might have left her. Then, at the end, of course, we get the final reveal. It's a well crafted movie that makes the lives of these people interesting and keeps us involved. Mankiewicz won Oscars for the script and for Best Director. An enjoyable movie. Also included on the disc as an Extra is an interesting documentary about the off-screen life of Linda Darnell, which ended in tragedy. (Subtitles are available in English, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B+