| My Wife's Best Friend | |
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| Directed by | Richard Sale |
| Written by | John Briard Harding |
| Screenplay by | Isobel Lennart |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler |
| Starring | Anne Baxter Macdonald Carey Cecil Kellaway |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date | October 10, 1952 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Wife's Best Friend is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Richard Sale, starring Anne Baxter and Macdonald Carey, with Catherine McLeod in the titular role. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Plot
Virginia Mason (Anne Baxter) and George (Macdonald Carey), husband and wife from Mellford, Illinois, are on an airliner for their second honeymoon in Hawaii. When the plane develops serious engine trouble, it looks like the end for everyone on board. Certain that he's facing an imminent demise, George confesses to Virginia that he's had an affair with her best friend Jane Richards (Catherine McLeod). Virginia mulls over several potential revenges in her mind, casting herself as various famous women of history. The plane lands safely, at which time Virginia learns that the "affair" was nothing more than a discreet flirtation.[1]
Cast
- Anne Baxter as Virginia Mason
- Macdonald Carey as George Mason
- Cecil Kellaway as Rev. Thomas Chamberlain
- Max Showalter as Pete Bentham
- Catherine McLeod as Jane Richards
- Leif Erickson as Nicholas Reed
- Frances Bavier as Mrs. Chamberlain
- Mary Sullivan as Flossy Chamberlain
- Martin Milner as Buddy Chamberlain
- Billie Bird as Katie
- Michael Ross as Matt
- Morgan Farley as Dr. McCurran
- Junius Matthews as Rev. Dr. Smith
- Henry Kulky as Pug
- Emmett Vogan as Walter Rogers
- Ann Staunton as Hannah - Secretary
- Edgar Dearing as Police Chief
- May Wynn as Stewardess
References
External links
- My Wife's Best Friend at IMDb
- My Wife's Best Friend at AllMovie
- My Wife's Best Friend at the TCM Movie Database
- My Wife's Best Friend at the American Film Institute Catalog