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Take a Letter, Darling (1942)

She Had Him Put in a Full Day's Work ... At Night!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Mitchell Leisen
Writer : Claude Binyon

Synopsis

A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.

Actors

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
A.M. MacGregor
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
Tom Verney
Macdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
Jonathan Caldwell
Constance Moore
Constance Moore
Ethel Caldwell
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
G.B. Atwater
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
Fud Newton
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
Uncle George
Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Howard
Aunt Minnie
Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon
Aunt Judy
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson
Moses
George Reed
George Reed
Sam French
Margaret Hayes
Margaret Hayes
Sally French
Sonny Boy Williams
Sonny Boy Williams
Micky Dowling
John Holland
John Holland
Secretary
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff
Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Millican
James Millican
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)

Crews

Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen
Director
Irene
Irene
Costume Design
Claude Binyon
Claude Binyon
Screenplay
George Beck
George Beck
Story
John J. Mescall
John J. Mescall
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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