Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
	Film poster
Directed by	Mitchell Leisen
Screenplay by	Claude Binyon
Story by	George Beck
Produced by	Fred Kohlmar (associate producer); Mitchell Leisen
Starring	Rosalind Russell
Cinematography	John J. Mescall
Edited by	Doane Harrison; Thomas Scott
Music by	Victor Young
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 6, 1942;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.8 million (US rentals)

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).

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.

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
February 1, 1951	Screen Directors Playhouse	Russell and MacMurray

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. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013.
↑ "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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[1] "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58

[NY_Times-2] "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.

[3] "Take a Letter, Darling (1942) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013.

[4] "Johnny Presents". Harrisburg Telegraph. June 19, 1942. p. 21. Retrieved August 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Radio's Golden Age". Nostalgia Digest. 40 (1): 40–41. Winter 2014.