A letter to three wives
(DVD)

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Bellevue - Adult MovieDVD 791.43 L6513tOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Adultery -- Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Letters -- Drama.
Married people -- Drama.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543131397

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
General Note
Adapted by Vera Caspary from a Cosmopolitan Magazine novel by John Klempner.
General Note
Special features: commentary by Christopher Mankiewicz with Joseph L. Mankiewicz biographers Kenneth Geist and Cheryl Lower "Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel" as seen on Biography on the A & E Network Movietone News Footage (Oscar presentations); restoration comparison; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Arthur C. Miller ; editor, J. Watson Webb Jr. ; music, Alfred Newman ; costume designer, Kay Nelson.
Participants/Performers
Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Barbara Lawrence, Jeffrey Lynn, Connie Gilchrist, Florence Bates, Hobart Cavanaugh.
Description
Delicious Americana showing reactions of three women who receive a letter from the town flirt who has run off with one of their husbands. Based on John Klempner's novel.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Siegel, S. C., Mankiewicz, J. L., Crain, J., Darnell, L., Douglas, K., Douglas, P., Lawrence, B., Gilchrist, C., Bates, F., Cavanaugh, H., Miller, A. C., Webb, J. W., Newman, A., Nelson, K., Caspary, V., Klempner, J., Lynn, J., & Sothern, A. (20041976). A letter to three wives. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Sol C. Siegel et al.. 20041976. A Letter to Three Wives. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Sol C. Siegel et al.. A Letter to Three Wives. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 20041976.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Siegel, S. C., Mankiewicz, J. L., Crain, J., Darnell, L., Douglas, K., Douglas, P. and Lawrence, B. et al (n.d.). A letter to three wives. Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Siegel, Sol C., et al. A Letter to Three Wives. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 20041976.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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