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A Letter for Evie

  • 19461946
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
387
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John Carroll and Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
ComedyRomanceWar
An oafish soldier receives a shirt but disregards the letter inside sent by a lovelorn secretary, prompting his bumbling friend to impersonate him in order to win her heart.An oafish soldier receives a shirt but disregards the letter inside sent by a lovelorn secretary, prompting his bumbling friend to impersonate him in order to win her heart.An oafish soldier receives a shirt but disregards the letter inside sent by a lovelorn secretary, prompting his bumbling friend to impersonate him in order to win her heart.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
387
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jules Dassin
  • Writers
    • Blanche Brace(story "The Adventure of a Ready Letter Writer")
    • DeVallon Scott(screenplay)
    • Alan Friedman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marsha Hunt
    • John Carroll
    • Hume Cronyn
  • Director
    • Jules Dassin
  • Writers
    • Blanche Brace(story "The Adventure of a Ready Letter Writer")
    • DeVallon Scott(screenplay)
    • Alan Friedman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marsha Hunt
    • John Carroll
    • Hume Cronyn
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    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Hume Cronyn and Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Hume Cronyn in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    John Carroll and Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Hume Cronyn and Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Hume Cronyn in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    John Carroll in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Hume Cronyn in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    Hume Cronyn and John Carroll in A Letter for Evie (1946)

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    Marsha Hunt
    Marsha Hunt
    • Evie O'Connor
    John Carroll
    John Carroll
    • Edgar 'Wolf' Larson
    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • John Phineas McPherson
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Mrs. McPherson
    Pamela Britton
    Pamela Britton
    • Barney Lee
    Norman Lloyd
    Norman Lloyd
    • DeWitt Pynchon
    Percival Vivian
    • Mr. McPherson
    Donald Curtis
    Donald Curtis
    • Capt. Budlowe
    Esther Howard
    Esther Howard
    • Mrs. Edgewaters
    Robin Raymond
    Robin Raymond
    • Eloise Edgewaters
    Therese Lyon
    • Mrs. Jackson
    Lynn Whitney
    • Miss Jenkins
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Fireman
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Alden
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Uncle
    • (uncredited)
    Carmen Beretta
    • Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Bert
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Billingsley
    Barbara Billingsley
    • Hospital Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jules Dassin
    • Writers
      • Blanche Brace(story "The Adventure of a Ready Letter Writer")
      • DeVallon Scott(screenplay)
      • Alan Friedman(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This film's initial telecast in Philadelphia took place Monday 21 October 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), followed by Los Angeles Friday 27 December 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11); in San Francisco it first aired 16 October 1958 on KGO (Channel 7); in New York City it finally made its television debut 16 December 1960 on the Late, Late Show on WCBS (Channel 2).
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      Featured in Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)

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    7/10
    David and Goliath
    Marsha Hunt (Evie) works for a company that makes shirts for soldiers. After witnessing a fellow worker finding true love after slipping a note into a shirt consignment and communicating with an unknown man in uniform - he turns up at the office one day and they walk off together for a life of romance - she tries the same trick. She picks a shirt size - size 16 1/2 collar, writes a note, slips it into the pocket and waits to see what happens. John Carroll (Wolf) gets the shirt but isn't interested and throws the note away. However, his buddy Hume Cronyn (Johnny), who is a lot smaller than Carroll, retrieves the letter and starts to correspond with Hunt. What will happen when Cronyn comes face to face with Hunt, after all, he is not what she is expecting. Cronyn decides to pretend to be someone else and so begins a series of misunderstandings.

    The film moves along nicely and the cast are good, particularly Hunt and Cronyn. Occasionally, Carroll mangles his words but you can still make out what he is saying. It's a heart-warming romance peppered with light humour and it succeeds as we find ourselves rooting for the small guy.
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    • Release date
      • January 28, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Una lettera per Eva
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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