Read the full synopsis of dear ruth, 1947, directed by william d. Its a comedy and romance movie with a better than average imdb audience rating of 7. With joan caulfield, william holden, mona freeman, edward arnold. Buy dear ruth movie posters from movie poster shop.
William holden, joan caulfield, mona freeman, edward arnold, mary phillips, virginia welles lt. Though ive seen many of his films, i usually watch them due to interest in his costars more so than him. It happened on fifth avenue, with victor moore in bright, gay mood, opens at rivoli charles ruggles also in cast dear ruth based on krasnas successful play, is. Who should show up but ruth s soldier pen pal bill seacroft. Norman krasnas dear ruth was one of the funniest comedies to hit the stage in the years following world war ii. It was a big success, running for 680 performances. Approved 1h 35min comedy, romance 10 june 1947 usa a family is befuddled when a world war ii serviceman shows up to meet and marry his pen pal sweetheart. This cute wartime comedy features holden as a soldier on a twoday leave who travels to a small town to meet his penpal sweetheart who has been writing him for. William holden in dear ruth 1947 classic hollywood.
William seacroft william holden, on leave from the italian front, arrives at the new york home of ruth wilkins joan caulfield, with whom he has been corresponding. Russell on allmovie adapted from the popular stage play of the same. Starring william holden, joan caulfield, billy available at sunday internet movie poster. Dear ruth 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aug 9, 2017 when most people think of william holden and the parts he played, they think of gritty characters such as sheers the bridge on the river kwai and pike bishop the wild bunch, or military men like major ferris the 7th dawn and lt.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Ive long wanted to see the hardtofind paramount film dear ruth, starring william holden and joan caulfield, and was delighted to finally. Feb 27, 2017 042648, episode 6 this episode provided by the old time radio researchers group at yahoo video upload powered by. Dear ruth miriam wilkins 1947 branded ruth lavery 1950 the heiress marian almond 1949. Dear ruth 1947 william holden, joan caulfield, mona freeman. It is the sequel to dear ruth, which was based on the broadway play of the same name by norman krasna. William holden in dear ruth 1947 silver scenes a blog. Dear ruth 1947 dvd the classics locator online movie. However, bill has no idea that miriam is doing this, and he has no wish to. Jun 06, 2014 actress mona freeman, cast as a perpetual teenager throughout the 1940s and 50s in such films as the heiress, junior miss, dear ruth and i was a shoplifter, has died. Russell on allmovie there is absolutely no reason why any modern. When the airman arrives in town, he insists upon seeing miriams older sister ruth. William bill holden was indeed a handsome and pleasant young.
Russell, with joan caulfield, william holden, mona freeman, at turner classic movies. In this film, teenaged miriam watkins inaugurates a warm penpal relationship with an overseas air force officer. Actress mona freeman, cast as a perpetual teenager throughout the 1940s and 50s in such films as the heiress, junior miss, dear ruth and i was a. William seacroft has flown from italy on a twoday leave. Dear ruth was also published as an armed services edition, distributed to american servicemen during wwii. The original production of the play was directed by moss hart and starred john dall. Dear ruth is a comedyromance film directed by william d. She was much better suited to playing the title role in dear ruth 1947, from norman krasnas broadway hit, and offers a restrained performance as the girl whose enterprising kid sister mona freeman mails her likeness to an army lieutenant william holden based overseas. Can miriams cloud castle last the weekend without crashing to earth. Arthur sheekman screenplay, norman krasna play stars. If youve never seen william holden in a comedy, this film shows how brilliant. Yet, that is exactly how one moviegoer dubbed him in a 1940s fan magazine.
A family is befuddled when a world war ii serviceman shows up to meet and marry his pen pal sweetheart. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Dear wife is a 1949 comedy film starring joan caulfield and william holden. William holden blogathon dear ruth 1947 the story enthusiast.
Overview v filmography v other appearances v awards v. Dear ruth takes place in 1944, spans two hectic days in the life of the wilkins household, and you can point the finger at precocious 16yearold miriam wilkins mona freeman as the meddling catalyst. Dear ruth full full movie, dear ruth full full movie streaming dear ruth full movie engsub watch dear ruth full english full movie online dear ruth full film online watch dear ruth full english. William holden blogathon dear ruth 1947 william holden is not an actor i pay much attention too. One of the best of his handsome and pleasant young man portrayals was that of lieutenant bill seacroft in paramounts dear ruth, released in 1947.
Then they discover ruths younger sister was the culprit. This is an 11 x 14 us title card for the 1947 william d. One of the most delightfully hilarious movies ever made. Russell film dear ruth based on a screenplay by arthur sheekman and norman krasna and starring joan caulfield as ruth wilkins. Dear ruth featuring joan caulfield and william holden is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. Dear wife starring joan caulfield and william holden. He pops in on the wilkins family to meet ruth, his pen pal sweetheart in person, and to marry her. We truly believe movie watching is a terrific way for families to be together and share memories. It seems miriam used her sisters name and picture to build up wartime morale. And enough people relished it when it first came out in 1947 that it generated two sequels. Unknown to both ruth and bill, ruth s younger sister, miriam mona freeman, has been writing the letters and.
Miriam wilkins is a teenage girl going doortodoor, trying to get bill seacroft, her brotherinlaw, elected to the state senate. The setting for dear ruth is a suburb of new york city. A teenage girl has a soldier for a pen pal, but uses her older sisters name and photograph. Black the proud and the profane, or even perhaps businessmen such as m. Oct 05, 2012 dear ruth 1947 william holden joan caulfield mona freeman edward arnold. Who should show up but ruths soldier pen pal bill seacroftwhom she doesnt know about. And then i realized that dear ruth was released in 1947, and that i didnt much care for a juneseptember romance. Dear ruth is a 1947 romantic comedy film starring joan caulfield, william holden, mona freeman, and edward arnold. Dear ruth 1947 where to watch it streaming online reelgood. I love this movie, love its flawless cast and its irrepressible humor.
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