Take a Letter, Darling
# Take a Letter, Darling

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).

## 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.

## Cast

* Rosalind Russell as A.M. MacGregor
* Fred MacMurray as Tom Verney
* Macdonald Carey as Jonathan Caldwell
* Constance Moore as Ethel Caldwell
* Robert Benchley as G.B. Atwater
* Charles Arnt as Fud Newton (as Charles E. Arnt)
* Cecil Kellaway as Uncle George
* Kathleen Howard as Aunt Minnie
* Margaret Seddon as Aunt Judy
* Dooley Wilson as Moses
* George Reed as Sam French
* Margaret Hayes as Sally French
* Sonny Boy Williams as Micky Dowling
* John Holland as Ex-Secretary

## Radio adaptation

| Date | Program | Star(s) |
| - | - | - |
| June 19, 1942 | Philip Morris Playhouse | Melvyn Douglas |
| February 1, 1951 | Screen Directors Playhouse | Russell and MacMurray |
