---
title: 'A Letter to Three Wives (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph L. Mankiewicz'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-letter-to-three-wives-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041587/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

1949 · 101 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern. The film was adapted by Vera Caspary and written for the screen by Mankiewicz from A Letter to Five Wives, a short story by John Klempner which first appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, and was expanded into a 1946 novel. The plot revolves around a letter that's addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands but doesn't say which one.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-l-mankiewicz)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-l-mankiewicz), [Vera Caspary](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-caspary)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Sol C. Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-c-siegel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Charles Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-charles-miller)
- **Editor:** [J. Watson Webb, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-watson-webb-jr)

## Cast

- [Jeanne Crain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-crain)
- [Paul Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-douglas)
- [Mae Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-marsh)
- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Barbara Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-lawrence)
- [Celeste Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/celeste-holm)
- [Connie Gilchrist](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-gilchrist)
- [John Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-davidson-2)
- [Thelma Ritter](https://cinepixo.com/people/thelma-ritter)
- [Ann Sothern](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-sothern)
- [Linda Darnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-darnell)
- [Hobart Cavanaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/hobart-cavanaugh)
- [Florence Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-bates)
- [Jeffrey Lynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-lynn)

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