Dear Ruth
7.1
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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.
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Part of Dear Trilogy
3 films
Cast
11 people
Joan Caulfield
Ruth Wilkins
Known for
The Unsuspected
William Holden
Lt. William Seacroft
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Mona Freeman
Miriam Wilkins
Known for
Angel Face
The Heiress
Edward Arnold
Judge Harry Wilkins
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Billy De Wolfe
Albert Kummer
Known for
Frosty the Snowman
Mary Philips
Mrs. Edie Wilkins
Known for
Leave Her to Heaven
A Farewell to Arms
Virginia Welles
Martha Seacroft
Also in
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Francis in the Haunted House
Marietta Canty
Dora
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Father of the Bride
Irving Bacon
Delivery Man
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
A Star Is Born
Kevin O'Morrison
Sgt. Chuck Vincent
Known for
Lonesome Dove
Funny Farm
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Teaker
Also in
The Missing Corpse
Captain Scarface
William D. Russell Director · Arthur Sheekman Screenplay Norman Krasna Author
Worldwide gross $3.8M · United States release June 10, 1947 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,800,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 10, 1947
Theatrical
United States · September 9, 2025
Physical · Blu-ray
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