''A Word to the Wives'' is a 1955 sponsored

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directed by

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and starring Marsha Hunt and

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. The film, now in the

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, was sponsored by the

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, the

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, and ''

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'' magazine, and features products by

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, Republic Steel Kitchens, and

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Plot

Housewife Jane Peters is envious of her friend Alice's new

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. At Alice's suggestion, she decides to trick her husband, George, into buying a new kitchen. Jane leaves her husband and son alone while she visits her mother in

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. George is completely incompetent when trying to cook for himself and his son in their aging kitchen. After Jane returns, the Peters visit Alice and her husband and find out more about the modern conveniences in their new home. George then decides that his entire home needs replacing, and he arranges to buy a new home, complete with his wife's dream kitchen.

Cast

* Marsha Hunt as Alice, Jane's friend *

as George Peters *Janet Riley as Jane Peters *

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