<i>Take a Letter, Darling</i>

Take a Letter, Darling

<p><i><b>Take a Letter, Darling</b></i> is a 1942 American <a href="/en/Romantic_comedy" title="Romantic comedy" class="wl">romantic comedy film</a> directed by <a href="/en/Mitchell_Leisen" title="Mitchell Leisen" class="wl">Mitchell Leisen</a> and starring <a href="/en/Rosalind_Russell" title="Rosalind Russell" class="wl">Rosalind Russell</a>. It was nominated for three <a href="/en/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards" class="wl">Academy Awards</a>; <a href="/en/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="Academy Award for Best Cinematography" class="wl">Best Cinematography</a>, <a href="/en/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score" class="wl">Best Score</a> and <a href="/en/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Production Design" class="wl">Best Art Direction</a> (<a href="/en/Hans_Dreier" title="Hans Dreier" class="wl">Hans Dreier</a>, <a href="/en/Roland_Anderson" title="Roland Anderson" class="wl">Roland Anderson</a>, <a href="/en/Samuel_M._Comer" title="Samuel M. Comer" class="wl">Samuel M. Comer</a>).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-NY_Times_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-NY_Times-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Take a Letter, Darling, Directed by, Screenpl...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vevent mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Take a Letter, Darling</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border"><a href="/en/File:Take_a_Letter,_Darling_(film_poster).jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Take_a_Letter,_Darling_(film_poster).jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/Take_a_Letter%2C_Darling_%28film_poster%29.jpg/220px-Take_a_Letter%2C_Darling_%28film_poster%29.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="353" data-file-type="bitmap" height="275" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Take_a_Letter%2C_Darling_%28film_poster%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Take_a_Letter%2C_Darling_%28film_poster%29.jpg 2x" alt="Take_a_Letter%2C_Darling_%28film_poster%29.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Film poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Mitchell_Leisen" title="Mitchell Leisen" class="wl">Mitchell Leisen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Claude_Binyon" title="Claude Binyon" class="wl">Claude Binyon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Story by</th><td class="infobox-data">George Beck</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Fred_Kohlmar" title="Fred Kohlmar" class="wl">Fred Kohlmar</a><br><a href="/en/Mitchell_Leisen" title="Mitchell Leisen" class="wl">Mitchell Leisen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Rosalind_Russell" title="Rosalind Russell" class="wl">Rosalind Russell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/John_J._Mescall" title="John J. Mescall" class="wl">John J. Mescall</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Doane_Harrison" title="Doane Harrison" class="wl">Doane Harrison</a><br>Thomas Scott</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Victor_Young" title="Victor Young" class="wl">Victor Young</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures" class="wl">Paramount Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li>May<span>&nbsp;</span>6,<span>&nbsp;</span>1942<span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1942-05-06</span>)</span></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">92 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$1.8 million (US rentals)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>



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 . 