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Dear Ruth

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1947 romantic comedy film directed by William D. Russell

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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.

Released: 1947-06-1095 minDir: William D. RussellComedy, RomancePart of: Dear Trilogy

Cast

  • Joan Caulfield as Ruth Wilkins
  • William Holden as Lt. William Seacroft
  • Mona Freeman as Miriam Wilkins
  • Edward Arnold as Judge Harry Wilkins
  • Billy De Wolfe as Albert Kummer
  • Mary Philips as Mrs. Edie Wilkins

Themes

  • army
  • military leave

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

765 votes

Year
1947
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Comedy, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Edward Arnold
Cinematographer
Ernest Laszlo
Narrative location
New York
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
295013
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publication date
1947-00-00
distributed by
Paramount Pictures
title
Dear Ruth
film editor
Archie Marshek
set in period
1944
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