Mother Didn't Tell Me

Mother Didn't Tell Me is a 1950 American comedy film written and directed by Claude Binyon. It is based on the 1949 book The Doctor Wears Three Faces by Mary Bard. The film stars Dorothy McGuire, William Lundigan, June Havoc, Gary Merrill, Jessie Royce Landis and Joyce MacKenzie. The film was released on March 3, 1950, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]

Mother Didn't Tell Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClaude Binyon
Produced byFred Kohlmar
Screenplay byClaude Binyon
Based onThe Doctor Wears Three Faces
by Mary Bard
StarringDorothy McGuire
William Lundigan
June Havoc
Gary Merrill
Jessie Royce Landis
Joyce MacKenzie
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byHarmon Jones
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 3, 1950 (1950-03-03)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Advertising jingle writer Jane Morgan is treated for a cold by a doctor, Bill Wright, and soon they date and fall in love. Jane is warned by Bill's mother and by another doctor's wife, Maggie, 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, 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 Jane is packed and preparing to leave her husband, the couple'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. 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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