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Dead Husbands
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Dead Husbands

1998-12-02 · 90 min · ★ 5.7

Comedy · Mystery · Thriller · TV Movie

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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Directors
Paul Shapiro
Production companies
USA Pictures, Wilshire Court Productions, Karen Moore Productions, Power Pictures
Countries
Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nicollette SheridanNicollette SheridanAlexandra Elston
John RitterJohn RitterDr. Carter Elston
Sonja SmitsSonja SmitsSheila Feinstein
Donna PescowDonna PescowRosemary Monroe
Amy YasbeckAmy YasbeckBetty Lancing
Sheila McCarthySheila McCarthyJane Armitage
Sherry MillerSherry MillerNicole Allison
Kenneth WelshKenneth WelshChase Woodward
Eugene ClarkEugene ClarkSheriff Moss
Wendy MacDonaldWendy MacDonaldMrs. Carl Lanley
Huey LewisHuey LewisDalton Phillips (uncredited)

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