Take a Letter, Darling(1942)
She Had Him Put in a Full Day's Work ... At Night!
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.
Movie: Take a Letter, Darling
Top 10 Billed Cast
A.M. MacGregor
Tom Verney
Jonathan Caldwell
Ethel Caldwell
G.B. Atwater
Fud Newton
Uncle George
Aunt Minnie
Aunt Judy
Moses
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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.
Release Date
1942-05-06
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6.5
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She Had Him Put in a Full Day's Work ... At Night!
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