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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.

Top Cast

  • Joan Caulfield

    Joan Caulfield

    Ruth Wilkins

  • William Holden

    William Holden

    Lt. William Seacroft

  • Mona Freeman

    Mona Freeman

    Miriam Wilkins

  • Edward Arnold

    Edward Arnold

    Judge Harry Wilkins

  • Billy De Wolfe

    Billy De Wolfe

    Albert Kummer

  • Mary Philips

    Mary Philips

    Mrs. Edie Wilkins

  • Virginia Welles

    Virginia Welles

    Martha Seacroft

  • Marietta Canty

    Marietta Canty

    Dora

  • Irving Bacon

    Irving Bacon

    Delivery Man

Overview

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.

Rating

6.7 / 10
8 Reviews
1 Popular

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