spin offs and copy cat clone and three secret be easily compare to it early and far good film a letter to 3 wife basically both plot involve 3 woman in a quandry . or a dilemma . in 3 wife . one of their husband have run away with another woman ( miss addie ross ) . who which . stream of conciousness flashback . witty and brilliantly direct by joseph l. mankiewiecz a superb cast and even well support cast letter be one of the all time great film . tree secret 3 woman face another dilemma and a boy be involve in a plane crash in the mountain . boy be adopt by parent who be kill in crash . boy survive crash 3 woman give birth to a boy same day . and give up for adoption to the same shelter . whos child be this . do anyone care . yes it be agood film very a sorbing and very well act . 3very good actress eleanor parker patricia neal and ruth roman be the 3 woman in despair and and and give very fine performance . direction be very good also by future oscar winner robert wise . but a lot be borrow from letter the basic 3 woman plot and the miasma and and the stream of concsiousness flashback . they work well for letter and work well here also . but the conclusion be smaltzy and the film lack the wit and intelligence of it predecessor . worth see . a chick flick and some good actor involve . but letter to 3 wife be an original and a masterpiece .