Dead Husbands (1998)
Overview
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!'
What is Dead Husbands about?
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!' Dead Husbands is a Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie movie, released on 1998-12-02, runtime 90 minutes.
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Directed by
Paul Shapiro
Cast
- Nicollette Sheridan as Alexandra Elston
- John Ritter as Dr. Carter Elston
- Sonja Smits as Sheila Feinstein
- Donna Pescow as Rosemary Monroe
- Amy Yasbeck as Betty Lancing
- Sheila McCarthy as Jane Armitage
- Sherry Miller as Nicole Allison
- Kenneth Welsh as Chase Woodward
- Eugene Clark as Sheriff Moss
- Wendy MacDonald as Mrs. Carl Lanley
- Huey Lewis as Dalton Phillips (uncredited)
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