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Love Letters

  • 19451945
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Romance
Allen Quinton writes a fellow soldier's love letters; tragedy results. Later, Allen meets a beautiful amnesiac who fears postmen...Allen Quinton writes a fellow soldier's love letters; tragedy results. Later, Allen meets a beautiful amnesiac who fears postmen...Allen Quinton writes a fellow soldier's love letters; tragedy results. Later, Allen meets a beautiful amnesiac who fears postmen...
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  • Director
    • William Dieterle
  • Writers
    • Ayn Rand(screenplay)
    • Christopher Massie(novel "Pity My Simplicity")
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Jones
    • Joseph Cotten
    • Ann Richards
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Dieterle
  • Writers
    • Ayn Rand(screenplay)
    • Christopher Massie(novel "Pity My Simplicity")
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Jones
    • Joseph Cotten
    • Ann Richards
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 5 nominations total

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    "Love Letters" Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten 1945 Paramount Pictures
    "Love Letters" Jennifer Jones 1945 Paramount Pictures
    "Love Letters" Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten 1945 Paramount Pictures
    Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)
    Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)
    Love Letters (1945)
    Love Letters (1945)
    Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)
    Helen Holmes and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)
    Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)
    Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)

    Top cast

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    Jennifer Jones
    Jennifer Jones
    • Victoria Morland aka Singletonas Victoria Morland aka Singleton
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Alan Quintonas Alan Quinton
    Ann Richards
    Ann Richards
    • Dilly Carsonas Dilly Carson
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Macas Mac
    Gladys Cooper
    Gladys Cooper
    • Beatrice Remingtonas Beatrice Remington
    Anita Louise
    Anita Louise
    • Helen Wentworthas Helen Wentworth
    Robert Sully
    Robert Sully
    • Roger Morlandas Roger Morland
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Defense Counsel Phillipsas Defense Counsel Phillips
    Ernest Cossart
    Ernest Cossart
    • Bishopas Bishop
    Byron Barr
    Byron Barr
    • Derek Quintonas Derek Quinton
    Harry Allen
    • Farmeras Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Conrad Binyon
    • Boy in Libraryas Boy in Library
    • (uncredited)
    Nina Borget
    • Italian Waitressas Italian Waitress
    • (uncredited)
    Matthew Boulton
    Matthew Boulton
    • Judgeas Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Clifford Brooke
    Clifford Brooke
    • Cart Driveras Cart Driver
    • (uncredited)
    David Clyde
    David Clyde
    • Postmanas Postman
    • (uncredited)
    Alec Craig
    Alec Craig
    • Doddas Dodd
    • (uncredited)
    Catherine Craig
    Catherine Craig
    • Jeanette Campbellas Jeanette Campbell
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Ayn Rand(screenplay)
      • Christopher Massie(novel "Pity My Simplicity")
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    Storyline

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    When a man asks another man more facile with words to do his wooing for him, there are always complications. The man with no talent for writing marries the girl, confesses one night he didn't write the letters and ends up with a knife in his back. The writer of the letters fell in love with the woman he wrote to and wants to become her second husband even if she did murder husband number one. Singleton doesn't remember the murder or anything about the first 22 years of her life as Victoria Remington. Then at her second wedding she wonders why she said "I take you, Roger," instead of "I take you, Alan." —Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
    • love letter
    • murder
    • world war two
    • amnesia
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The role of Singleton was initially planned for Ann Richards, but when Jennifer became available, Richards ended up playing Dilly, Singleton's friend.
    • Goofs
      Dilly Carson relates to Alan Quinton that she found Singleton sitting by the fireplace with a bloody knife and a letter from which Dilly quotes the signature line, "I think of you my dearest as the distance promise of beauty". But during the climactic flashback, we see the letter with that very line burning in the fireplace.
    • Quotes

      Singleton: I think very few people are happy. They wait all their lives for something to happen to them - something great and wonderful. They don't know what it is but they wait for it. Sometimes it never happens. What they want is the kind of spirit I found in those letters. A spirit that makes life beautiful. I love that man. I loved him more than my own life. I still love him. So you see, I couldn't have loved Roger Moreland, the man I killed.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Mommie Dearest (1981)

    User reviews29

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A Touching Love Story
    Love Letters has always been one of my favorite films. Fine performances by a superb cast, a good script by Ayn Rand and a perfect score by Victor Young. Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten were always compatible in their four films together. The chemistry between them is obvious. I confess a bias for this film because the title song has always been special for my wife and I for over 50 years. It was nominated for an Oscar but did not win. Such was the fate of composer Victor Young who not only failed to win an Oscar for "Love Letters" but also such memorable film songs as "My Foolish Heart," "Stellar By Starlight" and his most popular song "When I Fall In Love" (which surprisingly was never nominated even though it was in two films?) He finally received an Oscar after his death for "Around The World In 80 Days." Speaking of Oscar, Joseph Cotten was one of Hollywood's best actors for many years but he was never nominated for the big prize. Evidently, he made it look so easy he was never noticed. Jennifer Jones was radiant in this film and well deserving of her Oscar nomination. If you are a true romantic, I think you will love this film.
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    • hjmsia49
    • Jun 9, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ljubavna pisma
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Wallis Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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