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Plot

Rudolph Mate directs this sentimental melodrama about a ridiculously self-sacrificing wife based on the book by Ruth Southard and starring a 12-year-old Natalie Wood. Mary Scott (Margaret Sullavan) is pregnant when she finds out that she has terminal cancer with only a few months left to live. She keeps this information a secret from her husband, Brad Scott (Wendell Corey), who is carrying on an affair with his assistant, Chris Radna (Viveca Lindfors). Mary encourages her husband to pursue Chris as a replacement wife and mother after she dies. While on a final vacation with Brad, Mary dies and leaves Chris at home babysitting their daughter, Polly (Natalie Wood). No Sad Songs for Me features an Oscar-nominated score by George Duning.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Foreign
Run Time:
89min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/19/1997
Director(s):
Rudy Mate
Starring:
Margaret Sullavan , Wendell Corey , Viveca Lindfors , Natalie Wood , John McIntire
Keywords:
child,daughter,death,death-in-family,disease,doctor/nurse,dye,extramarital-affair,family,family-illness,holiday,marriage,mother,pregnancy,terminal-illness,toddlers,victim,wife