A Letter to Three Wives
1949 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 11,220 VOTES · DIR. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Overview
A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,487 lines
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00:01:15 To begin with, all the incidents and characters in this story...
00:04:37 Hot toast, Mr. Bishop.
00:08:39 Oh, sure. See anyone there you know?
00:13:17 Ohhh.
00:17:07 Well, the occasión calls for a drink... a quick one, because we're late.
00:20:40 Or should I mind my own business?
00:25:02 - You like class? - Oh, very much.
00:28:05 I can buy taste. Addie's got class.
00:33:16 You're being a little too touchy about a perfectly inoffensive remark, seems to me.
00:37:06 She suggested calling it off, but I wouldn't hear of it.
00:40:44 Sadie, don't open the door. It might be the guests.
00:44:59 - You're a potential giant, Mr. Hollingsway. - Not too small.
00:48:44 Who was the mysterious Central American...
00:52:08 - Why not? - Because it's a question I don't want to answer.
00:55:32 In some weird, unimaginable way...
00:58:45 I don't want to be married to Linda Gray...
01:04:08 Wait till it snows and throw me out in the street.
01:08:38 - Boyfriends? - Isn't that getting a little personal?
01:14:18 And I'm just sorry that...
01:20:12 It'll be just a minute.
01:24:43 A queen in a silver frame.
01:30:19 No. No, don't. Don't ever turn it off, that wonderful music.
01:34:19 - Too much soda. - No more so than usual.
01:38:27 - No, how much? - So much she's afraid to tell you, afraid you'd laugh at her.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,487
Dialogue density14.4 lines / min
First line00:01:15
Final line01:38:27
Production Record
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,220