Take a Letter, Darling
1942 film
- May 6, 1942 (1942-05-06)
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Take a Letter, Darling is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Rosalind Russell. 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Take a Letter, Darling". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Take a Letter, Darling (1942) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Johnny Presents". Harrisburg Telegraph. June 19, 1942. p. 21. Retrieved August 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Radio's Golden Age". Nostalgia Digest. 40 (1): 40–41. Winter 2014.
External links
- Take a Letter, Darling at IMDb
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Films directed by Mitchell Leisen
- Cradle Song (1933)
- Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
- Murder at the Vanities (1934)
- Behold My Wife! (1934)
- Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
- Hands Across the Table (1935)
- 13 Hours by Air (1936)
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
- Easy Living (1937)
- The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
- Midnight (1939)
- Remember the Night (1940)
- Arise, My Love (1940)
- I Wanted Wings (1941)
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
- The Lady Is Willing (1942)
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
- No Time for Love (1943)
- Lady in the Dark (1944)
- Frenchman's Creek (1944)
- Practically Yours (1944)
- Kitty (1945)
- Masquerade in Mexico (1945)
- To Each His Own (1946)
- Suddenly, It's Spring (1947)
- Golden Earrings (1947)
- Dream Girl (1948)
- Bride of Vengeance (1949)
- Song of Surrender (1949)
- No Man of Her Own (1950)
- Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
- The Mating Season (1951)
- Darling, How Could You! (1951)
- Young Man with Ideas (1952)
- Tonight We Sing (1953)
- Bedevilled (1955)
- The Girl Most Likely (1958)
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