Mother Didn't Tell Me

Mother Didn't Tell Me

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Claude Binyon
Produced by Fred Kohlmar
Screenplay by Claude Binyon
Based on The Doctor Wears Three Faces
1949 book
by Mary Bard
Starring Dorothy McGuire
William Lundigan
June Havoc
Gary Merrill
Jessie Royce Landis
Joyce MacKenzie
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography Joseph LaShelle
Edited by Harmon Jones
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • March 3, 1950 (1950-03-03)
Running time
88 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Mother Didn't Tell Me is a 1950 American comedy film written and directed by Claude Binyon. The film stars Dorothy McGuire, William Lundigan, June Havoc, Gary Merrill, Jessie Royce Landis and Joyce MacKenzie. It is based on the book The Doctor Wears Three Faces by Mary Bard. The film was released on March 3, 1950, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]

Plot

Advertising jingle writer Jane Morgan (Dorothy McGuire) is treated for a cold by a doctor, Bill Wright (William Lundigan), and soon they date and fall in love. Jane is warned by Bill's mother (Jessie Royce Landis) and by another doctor's wife, Maggie (June Havoc), about the complications of being married to someone in that profession, work always taking priority over his personal life.

Jane gives birth to twins, but her gradual frustration over Bill's absences are further irritated by his intended collaboration with physician Helen Porter (Joyce MacKenzie), who is very attractive and makes Jane jealous. When she pretends to be ill simply to coax Bill into coming home, Jane is annoyed when Helen turns up to treat her instead, causing friction between the two women.

Just as she is preparing to leave her husband, Jane's children are accidentally poisoned. Bill is able to save them. A grateful Jane also learns that Mrs. Wright has persuaded Helen to take a job in another city.

Cast

References

  1. "Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) - Overview". TCM.com. 1950-02-24. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  2. Crowther, Bosley (1950-03-04). "Movie Review - Mother Didn t Tell Me - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Mother Didn't Tell Me,' Comedy Starring Dorothy McGuire, Arrives of the Roxy". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  3. "Mother Didn't Tell Me". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.

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