Dear Ruth
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1947 · 1h 35m · Approved
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
William D. Russell
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Dear Ruth
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- William D. Russell Director
- 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 Krummer
- Mary Philips as Mrs. Edie Wilkins
- Virginia Welles as Martha Seacroft
- Kenny O'Morrison as Sgt. Chuck Vincent
- Marietta Canty as Dora
- Irving Bacon Cast
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