A Letter to Three Wives (feat. Murtada Elfadl)


Kevin brings in The Film Experience writer and Sundays with Cate podcast host Murtada Elfadl to talk about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s ‘A Letter to Three Wives,’ the likely runner-up in the 1949 Oscar race that lost to ‘All the King’s Men.’ 

0:00 – 1:10 – Introduction

1:11 – 33:45 – ‘A Letter to Three Wives’ review

33:46 – 57:54 – Why ‘A Letter to Three Wives’ lost Best Picture

57:55 – 1:21:19 – Shoulda been a contender

1:21:20 – 1:26:01 – Did ‘A Letter to Three Wives’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich