Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-11
LETTER TO THREE WIVES
(2Oth FOx)

M NJ AlNAd w v A@S
(20th FOx)
Three wives, varied types of a
small-town conutry club set, are
setting forth on an afternoon
picnic when they receive cryp-
tic message that one of their
husbands plans to depart with an
attractive rival. Secretly dis
turbed, each examines her own
marriage, with increasing agita-
ton as she recalls the past. Pro-
ducer: Sol c. Siegel, Director;
Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Music:
X red Newman. Orchestral Ar
eeements: Edwar Powell.
Photography: Arthur Miller.
Cast: Jeanne Grain, Linda Dar-
nell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas,
Paul Douglas, Barbara Law
renee, Jeffrey Lynn, Connie Gil
christ, Florence Bates.
Source: Screenplay by Joseph L..
Mankiewicz, from a novel by
John Klempner.
Estimates Agree with
One Exception:
Unusual both in theme and
treatment, this drama is fine
adult entertainment. 1t is the hu-
man, realistic and believableI
story of three marriages, and OF
three wives who compete against
an unknown woman for the Sc
curity of those marriages. The
cast is uniformly good; it would
be difficult to single out any one
for special commendation. The
settings, comfortable, well-to-do
homes and the small-town coun-
try club, are vel done. Music and
sound effects are particularly
good and the story, as it is told
by another of the characters, un-
folds naturally. A mature theme
with too much drinking and
sophistication for young people.
A
PTA: A sophisticated comedy
about the country club set of
supposedly typical American
city. The characters are depicted
as a crude, rude, hard-drinking
and materialistic lot. A
HENRY THE RAINMAKER
(MOno.)
Dec comedy of small-town pol
N.cs revolves around dis
gruntled citizen who decides to
oppose an inefficient mayor for
office. When his first platform
collapses he is forced to retrench
until he devises another-a rain
making scheme which proves to
be too successful. Producer:
Peter Scully. Director: Jean Var
brough. Photography: William
Sickner. Music by Edward ].
Kay. Cast: Raymond Walburn,
Walter Catlett, William Tracy,
Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown,
Gary Gray, Addison Richards,
Lois Austin, George Nokes.
Source: Screenplay by Lane
Beauchamp from an original
story by D. D. Beauchamp.
Estimates Agree:
A light, preposterous but
nevertheless likeable small-toWn ,
farce-comedy, Light fun is made !
of the inadequacy and incom- !
petence of public servants. If I
the film were taken seriously, !
one would believe that most !
people are pretty gullible. Juve- r
nile parts are we'll done, but the :
deals" between father and son 9
present problem in ethics! Suf- r
ficient comedy for a good many +
laughs. CCW classifies it A; sec t
classifies it A-Y; all others A .
Y-C. .
INDIAN AGENT (RKO) h
Starving Indians, rebelling \
against mistreatment, break the :,
boundaries of their reservation,
interesting two nearby y
ranchers in their predicament. ,
The partners, aided by the pretty :
es sar of a frontier paper, then =
~ nsbout to investigate those re- y
sp5nSible for the Indians well -
fare. Producer: Herman Schlom. y
Director: Lesley Selander. Pho y
j. Roy Hunt. Music by j.,
c. Bakaleinikoff. Cast: Tim :
Holt, Noah Beery, Jr., Richard
Martin, Nan Leslie, H AIRY m
Woods, Richard Powers. HI
Source: Original screenplay by III
Norman Houston. a
Estimates Agree: Vi
A western with sufficient plot R
o maintain interest. The scene al
", with snow-capped mountain w
peaks in the background, is very al
beautiful, the horsemanship is tv
,xpert, and there is a good mu- b'