Take a Letter, Darling
Film poster
Directed byMitchell Leisen
Screenplay byClaude Binyon
Story byGeorge Beck
Produced byFred Kohlmar
Mitchell Leisen
StarringRosalind Russell
CinematographyJohn J. Mescall
Edited byDoane Harrison
Thomas Scott
Music byVictor Young
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 6, 1942 (1942-05-06)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.8 million (US rentals)[1]

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

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

  1. ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
  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.
  4. ^ "Johnny Presents". Harrisburg Telegraph. June 19, 1942. p. 21. Retrieved August 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Radio's Golden Age". Nostalgia Digest. 40 (1): 40–41. Winter 2014.

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Films directed by Mitchell Leisen
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