Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling | |
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Film poster | |
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 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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).[1]
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.[2]
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
References
- ↑ "Take a Letter, Darling". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ↑ "Take a Letter, Darling (1942) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.