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My Wife's Best Friend (1952)
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10 October 1952 (USA) morePlot:
After a man confesses to his wife that he has been unfaithful, she imagines all kinds of ways that historical figures such as Cleopatra and Joan of Arc might handle the situation. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Cute Anne Baxter vehicle moreCast
(Credited cast) | Anne Baxter | ... | Virginia Mason |
 | Macdonald Carey | ... | George Mason |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Rev. Thomas Chamberlain |
| Max Showalter | ... | Pete Bentham (as Casey Adams) |
 | Catherine McLeod | ... | Jane Richards |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Nicholas Reed |
| Frances Bavier | ... | Mrs. Chamberlain |
| Mary Sullivan | ... | Flossy Chamberlain |
| Martin Milner | ... | Buddy Chamberlain |
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This is not likely a movie you will subsequently set up all night discussing, but it is cute and more typical of Miss Baxter's pre "Eve" fare than post Eve.
As Virginia and George Mason are flying off on their vacation, their is serious aircraft trouble and they believe they are going to perish on the plane. In the heat of the moment, George suddenly confesses to Virginia that he had an affair with her best friend Jane. Much to his later chagrin, the plane is safely turned around and taken back to the airport, and now he must live with the consequences of his confession.
This, by the way, is played as light, charming 1950's marital comedy, and in that vein it works pretty well. Virginia occupies herself with ways in which to punish her husband and bring further recognition to her status as victim. Cecil Kellaway is very entertaining, as always.
The only real drawback to the film is that the Jane character is played in a manner that will strike modern audiences as an obvious lesbian. It is impossible to believe either George would stray from the very cute and sexy Virginia for the mannish and pushy Jane, or that Jane would be interested in ANY man. I don't think this may have read this way to 1950's audiences.
This film is rarely ever shown, I don't know why, much worse films get a great deal more air time. If you have a chance to see it, do. It's a nice little show.