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1947 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | William D. Russell |
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| Writer: | Arthur Sheekman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 10, 1947 |
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| Director: | William D. Russell |
| Writer: | Arthur Sheekman |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | army, military leave |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Caulfield | Ruth Wilkins |
| William Holden | Lt. William Seacroft |
| Mona Freeman | Miriam Wilkins |
| Edward Arnold | Judge Harry Wilkins |
| Billy De Wolfe | Albert Kummer |
| Mary Philips | Mrs. Edie Wilkins |
| Virginia Welles | Martha Seacroft |
| Marietta Canty | Dora |
| Irving Bacon | Delivery Man |
| Kevin O'Morrison | Sgt. Chuck Vincent |
| Isabel Randolph | Mrs. Teaker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| William D. Russell | Director |
| Robert Emmett Dolan | Original Music Composer |
| Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Sydney Moore | Set Decoration |
| Arthur Sheekman | Screenplay |
| Norman Krasna | Theatre Play |
| Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Jones | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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