Mother Didn't Tell Me

1950 film by Claude Binyon

March 3, 1950 (1950-03-03)

Running time

88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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]

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

Dorothy McGuire as Jane Morgan
William Lundigan as Doctor William Wright
June Havoc as Maggie Roberts
Gary Merrill as Doctor Peter Roberts
Jessie Royce Landis as Mrs. Wright
Joyce MacKenzie as Helen Porter
Leif Erickson as Dr. Bruce Gordon

References

^ "Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
^ 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.
^ "Mother Didn't Tell Me". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.