Summary
Lt. William Seacroft, on leave from the Italian front, arrives at the New York home of Ruth Wilkins, with whom he has been corresponding.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 74GoodWatch 71
Audience score76%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1947
June 10, 1947
79 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 8 more11 people
- Joan CaulfieldRuth Wilkins
- William HoldenLt. William Seacroft
- Mona FreemanMiriam Wilkins
- Edward ArnoldJudge Harry Wilkins
- Billy De WolfeAlbert Kummer
- Mary PhilipsMrs. Edie Wilkins
- Virginia WellesMartha Seacroft
- Marietta CantyDora
Irving BaconDelivery Man
Kevin O'MorrisonSgt. Chuck Vincent
Isabel RandolphMrs. Teaker
Directing · 1
- William D. Russell Director
Writing · 2
- Arthur Sheekman Screenplay
- Norman Krasna Theatre Play
Production · 1
- Paul Jones Producer
Camera · 1
- Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Archie Marshek Editor
Sound · 1
- Robert Emmett Dolan Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- Hans Dreier Art Direction
- A. Earl Hedrick Art Direction
- Sydney Moore Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Edith Head Costume Design
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