Mother Didn't Tell Me

Mar 3, 1950

1h 28m

★ 6.2

Overview

Jane Morgan (Dorothy McGuire) marries handsome doctor William Wright (William Lundigan), despite warnings from a host of other doctor's wives that she will be neglected and lonely, thanks to his career. Based on the novel The Doctor Has Three Faces by Mary Bard and billed as a movie with "all the answers" for new wives, this dated little film follows Jane's struggles to adapt her life to better suit her husband's needs.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Jane Morgan

Dorothy McGuire

Dr. William Wright

William Lundigan

Maggie Roberts

June Havoc

Dr. Peter Roberts

Gary Merrill

Mrs. Wright

Jessie Royce Landis

Helen Porter

Joyce Mackenzie

Dr. Bruce Gordon

Leif Erickson

Suki (uncredited)

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