Building "Herself" Back Up After Psychological & Physical Trauma
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Dead Husbands (1998)
Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions. When Carter discovers his own name at the bottom of the list, and that some of the other names are those of dead men, he confides in his friend/agent Betty. Time is ticking as they try and figure out what the list means before his name reaches the top. Alex, a small town girl who marries the up-and-coming doctor as an entry to the social-climbing world she always coveted, is frustrated when obstacles are placed in her path. She meets two other "unhappy wives," played by Sonja Smits and Donna Pescow, and discovers a way out that may be the answer to all of her prayers. The women conspire to 'shorten the list!'
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Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions. When Carter discovers his own name at the bottom of the list, and that some of the other names are those of dead men, he confides in his friend/agent Betty. Time is ticking as they try and figure out what the list means before his name reaches the top. Alex, a small town girl who marries the up-and-coming doctor as an entry to the social-climbing world she always coveted, is frustrated when obstacles are placed in her path. She meets two other "unhappy wives," played by Sonja Smits and Donna Pescow, and discovers a way out that may be the answer to all of her prayers. The women conspire to 'shorten the list!'
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Genre:Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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In Theaters:12/2/1998
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:USA Pictures, Wilshire Court Productions, Karen Moore Productions, Power Pictures
Cast
Paul Shapiro
Director
Nicollette Sheridan
Alexandra Elston
John Ritter
Dr. Carter Elston
Sonja Smits
Sheila Feinstein
Donna Pescow
Rosemary Monroe
Amy Yasbeck
Betty Lancing
Sheila McCarthy
Jane Armitage
Sherry Miller
Nicole Allison
Kenneth Welsh
Chase Woodward
Eugene Clark
Sheriff Moss
Wendy MacDonald
Mrs. Carl Lanley
Huey Lewis
Dalton Phillips (uncredited)
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