*****
Delicious tale of three wives who worry and reminisce after receiving a letter from another woman telling them she is leaving town with one of their husbands. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the script -- based on an adaptation by Vera Caspary of John Klempner's book Letter to Five Wives -- unerringly weaves each wife's unique story into a funny and dramatic tale of friendship and love that ends in an unexpected yet thoroughly satisfying way. With Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, and Ann Sothern as the three wives, and Jeffrey Lynn, Paul Douglas, and Kirk Douglas as their respective husbands, all of whom, particularly the middle pair, turn in excellent performances. Celeste Holm plays the heard but never really seen homewrecker. Academy Award winner for Best Picture and Best Director.
Delicious tale of three wives who worry and reminisce after receiving a letter from another woman telling them she is leaving town with one of their husbands. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the script -- based on an adaptation by Vera Caspary of John Klempner's book Letter to Five Wives -- unerringly weaves each wife's unique story into a funny and dramatic tale of friendship and love that ends in an unexpected yet thoroughly satisfying way. With Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, and Ann Sothern as the three wives, and Jeffrey Lynn, Paul Douglas, and Kirk Douglas as their respective husbands, all of whom, particularly the middle pair, turn in excellent performances. Celeste Holm plays the heard but never really seen homewrecker. Academy Award winner for Best Picture and Best Director.