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The Letters

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When a postal airplane crashes, all of its cargo is destroyed. But a year later some letters are found and a postman (Henry Jones) returns them to Elaine (Jane Powell), Penelope (Dina Merrill) and Karen (Pamela Franklin). The contents of the missing letters change their lives. Elaine's husband (John Forsythe) wanted a divorce, Penelope's mother (Barbara Stanwyck) tried to end her engagement and Karen's husband (Ben Murphy) wanted a successful career, not a wife.

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Paul Krasny

Director

Gene Nelson

Director

John Forsythe

Paul Anderson

Dina Merrill

Penelope Parkington

Pamela Franklin

Karen Forrester

Jane Powell

Elaine Anderson
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Synopsis When a postal airplane crashes, all of its cargo is destroyed. But a year later some letters are found and a postman (Henry Jones) returns them to Elaine (Jane Powell), Penelope (Dina Merrill) and Karen (Pamela Franklin). The contents of the missing letters change their lives. Elaine's husband (John Forsythe) wanted a divorce, Penelope's mother (Barbara Stanwyck) tried to end her engagement and Karen's husband (Ben Murphy) wanted a successful career, not a wife.
Director
Paul Krasny, Gene Nelson
Producer
Paul Junger Witt
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Mar 6, 1973
Runtime
1h 14m
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