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Three Secrets is a darker variation of a theme first explored in A Letter to Three Wives. A plane crashes in the mountains of California; the only survivor is a five-year-old boy, who hovers between life and death. It is discovered that the boys was traveling with his now deceased adoptive parents. Susan Chase (Eleanor Parker), Phyllis Horn (Patricia Neal) and Ann Lawrence (Ruth Roman) wait in agony… years earlier, each of the three women had given up a baby son for adoption, with the same birth date as the injured child. Could it be that the little boy on the mountain is actually the son of one of the three women? And if so, how many painful secrets will be revealed in the next few hours? Directed by the great Robert Wise (West Side Story) and beautifully shot by Sidney Hickox (The Big Sleep).
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Superior Melodrama
Dec 18 2000
By Stephen Reginald
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Format:VHS Tape
An interesting tale and an early directorial effort from Robert Wise. When a young boy is the sole survivor of a mountain plane crash, three women begin to wonder if he's the child each gave up for adoption. While waiting for the news, the women all look back on their lives. We discover the reasons behind their decisions to give their sons up, and what their lives have been like up to this point. This is similar in some ways to the plot device used in A Letter to Three Wives, which also deals with the pasts of three women, however this film is much more somber in tone. It doesn't have the crackling, witty dialogue, which made Wives so memorable. The suspense is quite good, with all three stars doing excellent work here. It's fun seeing Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, and Ruth Roman all of whom would go on to be major stars during the 1950s; it's a wonderful showcase for their dramatic talents. If you like films with good character studies, Three Secrets is for you.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Secrets revealed
Sep 9 2012
By Fay Wray
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Format:DVD
I have always liked this movie and have been looking for it a couple of years; glad it has finally been released. It has been under the radar, but I think deserves more notice than it has received. The three women are each afraid to have their "secret" revealed. Eleanor Parker had a boyfriend in the Army (I believe played by Arthur Franz) who goes away and, presumably, gets killed. Ruth Roman and Patricia Neal each have equally sad stories revolving around their "secrets." Patricia Neal is a well-renowned reporter who travels to the mountaintop to cover the story. All the reportors hole up in a closed-for-the-season resort, and that is where the movie action takes place, in flashbacks. In one scene in the movie, two of the mothers-to-be actually share the same doctor's waiting room. Of course, they don't know each other. This is a good little movie with a good big cast. By the way, I liked Ruth Roman's story the best.
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Mar 27 2013
By Persephone
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Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
i was kind of disappointed with this movie. we have a ritual of watching old movies during the thanksgiving holiday when i go to visit my sister. we'd heard about this movie and i purchased it to include in our viewing line-up. well, it wasn't what i expected; however, i cannot say it was a bad movie. i just thought it would be meatier like "a letter to 3 wives." i would not want to discourage anyone else from getting this movie because rating a movie is subjective and perhaps i was expecting too much.
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