Dear Ruth (1947)
Lt. William Seacroft, on leave from the Italian front, arrives at the New York home of Ruth Wilkins, with whom he has been corresponding. Unknown to both Ruth and Bill, Ruth's younger sister, Miriam, has been writing the letters and signing Ruth's name as part of a program to keep up soldiers' morale. Although Ruth has just gotten engaged to a coworker, she agrees to see Bill and pretend she wrote the letters.
Director:
William D. Russell
Writer:
Arthur Sheekman
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Joan Caulfield as Ruth Wilkins |
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William Holden as Lt. William Seacroft |
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Mona Freeman as Miriam Wilkins |
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Edward Arnold as Judge Harry Wilkins |
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Billy De Wolfe as Albert Kummer |
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Mary Philips as Mrs. Edie Wilkins |
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Virginia Welles as Martha Seacroft |
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Marietta Canty as Dora |
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Irving Bacon as Delivery Man |
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Kevin O'Morrison as Sgt. Chuck Vincent |
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Isabel Randolph as Mrs. Teaker |
| Writing | Norman Krasna | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Arthur Sheekman | Screenplay |
| Directing | William D. Russell | Director |
| Production | Paul Jones | Producer |
| Sound | Robert Emmett Dolan | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sydney Moore | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |