| Mother Didn't Tell Me | |
| Director: | Claude Binyon |
| Producer: | Fred Kohlmar |
| Screenplay: | Claude Binyon |
| Starring: | Dorothy McGuire William Lundigan June Havoc Gary Merrill Jessie Royce Landis Joyce MacKenzie Leif Erickson |
| Music: | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography: | Joseph LaShelle |
| Editing: | Harmon Jones |
| Studio: | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributor: | 20th Century Fox |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
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]
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.