hi there....i am totally baffled...i have been trying to figure out a
title for an old classic movie i really like......can anyone help
me.....here are the details....its a 40's movie (slight chance its a
late 30's or early 50's ), its black & white, & heres a small
description......its about 3 women who receive a letter saying they
could possibly be the mom of a child they gave up years ago - the
reason they got the letter is because there was a plane crash on top
of a mountain & the only survivor was this little boy.....one woman
played the tuff broad type , one woman i believe worked for a
newspaper & i believe all the women were secretive about giving up
their baby.......they all end up meeting at the airport wondering if
its theirs - some hoping some not hoping.....well hopefully theres a
classic movie fan out there....thank you very much :)

Hello Swanlake,

The movie you remember is the 1950 film ?Three Secrets? directed by
Robert Wise, starring Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal and and Ruth
Roman.


Plot Summary for Three Secrets

?A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash
in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was
adopted and that the crash occurred on his birthday, three women begin
to ponder if it's the son each gave up for adoption. As the three
await news of his rescue at a mountain cabin, they recall incidents
from five years earlier and why they were forced to give up their
son.?

IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043045/plotsummary



User Comments:

"? a boy is involved in a plane crash in the mountains. Boy was
adopted by parents who were killed in crash. Boy survives crash 3
women gave birth to a boy same day.& gave up for adoption to the same
shelter. Whose child is this? Does anyone care? Yes it is a good film
very absorbing & very well acted. 3 very good actresses Eleanor Parker
Patricia Neal & Ruth Roman are the 3 women in despair, and give very
fine performances. Direction is very good also by future Oscar winner
Robert Wise.

IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043045/


There are a few used copies of this movie available at Amazon.
Order here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/6301115880/ref=olp_pg_used/103-8989118-0440621?%5Fencoding=UTF8&condition=used



Additional information that might interest you:


Three Secrets was remade as a TV movie with Jaclyn Smith and Tyne Daly in 1999.

?Three women each cling to the hope that an 8 year old boy that
survives an airplane crash is their son that was put up for adoption
as a baby. This is a remake of the 1950 film by the same name.?
IMDb 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199082/


Search terms used: 
Old movie about a boy plane crash letter three mothers
?Plane crash? movie ?Robert Wise? boy


I hope this is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Request for Answer Clarification by swanlake-ga on 25 Sep 2005 00:51 PDT

thank you very much bobbie....i guess i had the scenario a bit wrong
ooops....but i still love the movie & u were a life saver (of sorts) -
i have been exhausting my brain trying to figure out the title...thank
you very much again   swanlake

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 25 Sep 2005 08:19 PDT

Dear Swanlake,

Thank you for the five stars and nice tip! 

I'm glad I found that exact movie you were looking for.

Sincerely,
Bobbie7

perfect answer....i added a comment accidently in the "request
clarification " section but i'll add it again - thank you very very
much - it was a life saver answer - i've been searching for this title
for a long time  thank u again :)