Take a Letter, Darling
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| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar Mitchell Leisen |
| Written by | George Beck Claude Binyon |
| Starring | Rosalind Russell |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison Thomas Scott |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.8 million (US rentals)[1] |
Take a Letter, Darling is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It was nominated for three Academy Awards; Best Cinematography, Best Score and Best Art Direction (Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson, Samuel M. Comer).[2]
Plot
A struggling painter Fred MacMurray takes a job as private secretary to a tough female advertising executive Rosalind Russell. While working together to win the account of a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.[3]
Cast
- Rosalind Russell as A.M. MacGregor
- Fred MacMurray as Tom Verney
- Macdonald Carey as Jonathan Caldwell
- Constance Moore as Ethel Caldwell
- Robert Benchley as G.B. Atwater
- Charles Arnt as Fud Newton (as Charles E. Arnt)
- Cecil Kellaway as Uncle George
- Kathleen Howard as Aunt Minnie
- Margaret Seddon as Aunt Judy
- Dooley Wilson as Moses
- George Reed as Sam French
- Margaret Hayes as Sally French
- Sonny Boy Williams as Micky Dowling
- John Holland as Ex-Secretary
Radio adaptation
| Date | Program | Star(s) |
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| June 19, 1942 | Philip Morris Playhouse | Melvyn Douglas[4] |
| February 1, 1951 | Screen Directors Playhouse | Russell and MacMurray[5] |
References
- ↑ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Take a Letter, Darling at IMDb
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