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Dear Ruth poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 65.9 / 100
1947·Comedy / Romance·1h 35m

DEAR RUTH

“From Broadway... To Chicago... To Los Angeles... Ten Million People Roared At The Play. Now YOU can see the funniest stage hit in years!”

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.

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William D. Russell·DirectorArthur Sheekman·ScreenplayNorman Krasna·Theatre PlayErnest Laszlo·Director of PhotographyRobert Emmett Dolan·Original Music ComposerArchie Marshek·Editor
Cast
Joan Caulfield·Ruth WilkinsWilliam Holden·Lt. William SeacroftMona Freeman·Miriam WilkinsEdward Arnold·Judge Harry WilkinsBilly De Wolfe·Albert KummerMary Philips·Mrs. Edie WilkinsVirginia Welles·Martha SeacroftMarietta Canty·DoraIrving Bacon·Delivery ManKevin O'Morrison·Sgt. Chuck Vincent
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
William D. Russell·Director
Writing· 2
Arthur Sheekman·ScreenplayNorman Krasna·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
Ernest Laszlo·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Archie Marshek·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Robert Emmett Dolan·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 5
Edith Head·Costume DesignA. Earl Hedrick·Art DirectionHans Dreier·Art DirectionSam Comer·Set DecorationSydney Moore·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Paul Jones·Producer
By the Numbers
65.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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