Watch Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers is a 1963 drama starring Janet Leigh and Van Johnson. Leigh and Johnson play a married couple named Bill and Bertie Austin. Bill is struggling to make a living as a writer, and they live in a rundown apartment. The couple’s fortunes change when one of Bill’s books is published and turned into a Broadway play. Working on the play, however, places a lot of stress on their relationship. Bertie worries that Bill is having an affair, and she begins flirting with an actor in the play. This is a realistic portrayal of married life, and the conflict between our professional and personal lives.