My Wife's Best Friend
My Wife's Best Friend is a 1952 comedy film directed by Richard Sale, starring Anne Baxter and Macdonald Carey, with Catherine McLeod in the titular role.
| My Wife's Best Friend | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Sale |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler |
| Written by | John Briard Harding |
| Screenplay by | Isobel Lennart |
| Starring | Anne Baxter Macdonald Carey Cecil Kellaway |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | October 10, 1952 |
Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Virginia Mason (Anne Baxter) and George (Macdonald Carey), husband and wife from Mellford, Illinois, are passengers on an airliner for a second honeymoon in Hawaii. When the plane develops serious engine trouble, it looks like the end for everyone on board. Certain that he's facing an imminent demise, George confesses to Virginia that he's had an affair with her best friend Jane Richards (Catherine McLeod). Virginia mulls over several potential revenges in her mind, casting herself as various famous women of history. The plane lands safely, at which time Virginia learns that the "affair" was nothing more than a discreet flirtation.[1]
Cast
- Anne Baxter as Virginia Mason
- Macdonald Carey as George Mason
- Cecil Kellaway as Rev. Thomas Chamberlain
- Max Showalter as Pete Bentham (as Casey Adams)
- Catherine McLeod as Jane Richards
- Leif Erickson as Nicholas Reed
- Frances Bavier as Mrs. Chamberlain
- Mary Sullivan as Flossy Chamberlain
- Martin Milner as Buddy Chamberlain
- Billie Bird as Katie