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Dear Wife 
Theatrical posterDirected by Richard Haydn Produced by Richard Maibaum Written by Norman Krasna (characters)
Arthur Sheekman
N. Richard NashStarring Joan Caulfield
William HoldenEditing by Doane Harrison Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date(s) November 15, 1949 Running time 88 minutes Country United States Language English Dear Wife is a 1949 comedy film starring Joan Caulfield and William Holden. It is the sequel to Dear Ruth, which was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna.
J. D. Salinger, the author of Catcher in the Rye, has stated that he conjured the name of the book's protagonist, Holden Caulfield, when he saw a movie theatre marquee in his community displaying the names of the lead actors.[1]
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Plot
Miriam Wilkins, younger sister of Ruth, decides to start a campaign to elect Ruth's new husband Bill into political office as state senator. Trouble ensues when her Father, Judge Wilkins, also becomes a nominee for the same position. Calamity takes hold of the Wilkins household as the rival candidates square-off with Miriam and Ruth stuck in the middle.
Cast
- Joan Caulfield as Ruth Seacroft
- William Holden as Bill Seacroft
- Billy De Wolfe as Albert Kummer
- Mona Freeman as Miriam Wilkins
- Edward Arnold as Judge Wilkins
- Arleen Whelan as Tommy Murphy
- Mary Philips as Mrs. Edie Wilkins
References
External links
- Dear Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- Dear Wife at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1949 films
- 1940s comedy films
- Black-and-white films
- Paramount Pictures films
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