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Miriam Wilkins, younger sister of Ruth, decides to start a campaign to elect Ruth's new husband Bill into political office as state senator. Trouble ensues when her Father, Judge Wilkins, also becomes a nominee for the same position. Calamity takes hold of the Wilkins household as the rival candidates square-off with Miriam and Ruth stuck in the middle. |
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Miriam Wilkins is the name of a teenage girl, going door-to-door, trying to get Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, elected to the state senate. However, Bill has no idea that Miriam is doing this, and he has no wish to become a senator. He is a middle-age war veteran, who is working at a bank. He feels like a loser and frustrated by having to live with his wife Ruth’s family. Bill wants to be more independent and stand on his own two legs. |
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Ruth’s father, the honorable judge Harry Wilkins, is already nominated to run for state senator. The whole Wilkins family goes into shock when they soon learn that Bill is the candiate who will run against him as his opponent in the elections. Harry comes to terms with the fact, considering that his chance of winning should be considerable. However, Harry is very upset about his daughter Miriam’s disloyalty, when she publishes an article in the local newspaper, where he is described as a political ”fathead”. |
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The Wilkins' household faces some serious dissension among the inhabitants. As the two campaigns start off, Bill’s wife Ruth soon becomes very jealous of Tommy Murphy, a very beautiful woman who serves as campaiign manager for Bill. Harry hires a man named Albert Krummer, Ruth’s former fiancé and Bill’s current boss, as his campaign manager. The conflict between the two campaign camps deepen. Albert, who is still in love with Ruth, pours gasoline on the rising conflict between her and Bill. |
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Bill starts to take his campaign seriously, and publicly airs his views on Harry’s opinion and policy on the issue of a new local airport. Bill states that the airport would force many city residents out of their homes. Miriam is secretary of the Civic Betterment Committee, and one day she decides to use her influence as to arrange a live radio broadcast from her home, in support of Bill’s campaiign. The broadcast is a complete disaster and everyone is in conflict with each other. By the end of the broadcast, Bill and Ruth have separated because she stubbornly refuses to join him and move out of the family house. Harry disapproves of the separation, and he later tips off Bill about a duplex that Ruth is showing in her new job as a real estate agent. |
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Taking his father-in-law’s advice, Bill rents the duplex, which is located in another district. He and Ruth almost reunite, but she still refuses to move in with him, since she is still too jealous of Bill’s campaign manager Tommy. Bill’s relationship with Tommy is strictly business, but one day, when the two are alone, Tommy admits to Bill that she has fallen for him. He rejects her advances, but it is too late. Ruth accepts a new job in Chicago, and plans to move there. Miriam decides to reunite her older sister with her husband, and since she has just had a fight with her boyfriend Ziggy, convinces Bill to take her to a dance instead. |
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Ruth, however, is already on her way to the train station with Albert, who hopes to renew their relationship. Harry decides to help out and arranges for the police to arrest Albert for bad brakes on his car. Albert and Ruth are brought into court, and Harry insists that they remain in town for a trial until the next week. Bill and Albert meet at the dance, and Albert informs Bill that he has been disqualified as a candidate because he moved to another district. Harry's sponsor announces that a piece of land will be donated to any homeowners displaced by the new airport. |
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Since Harry undoubtedly is the victor of the race to the senate, the political conflict is resolved. Bill gets into a fight with Albert at the dance and gives him a black-eye for interfering with his marriage. Meanwhile, Harry gives Ruth a lecture about her wifely duties. After this Ruth and Bill finally reunite. In secret, Miriam starts a new petition to nominate Bill for state senator.<ref>http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/72607/Dear-Wife/</ref> |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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Revision as of 09:21, 23 April 2013
| Dear Wife | |
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| File:Dear wife 1949.jpg Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Haydn |
| Written by | Norman Krasna (characters) Arthur Sheekman N. Richard Nash |
| Produced by | Richard Maibaum |
| Starring | Joan Caulfield William Holden |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | November 15, 1949 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dear Wife is a 1949 comedy film starring Joan Caulfield and William Holden. It is the sequel to Dear Ruth, which was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna.
J. D. Salinger, the author of Catcher in the Rye, has stated that he conjured the name of the book's protagonist, Holden Caulfield, when he saw a movie theatre marquee in his community displaying the names of the lead actors.[1]
Plot
Miriam Wilkins is the name of a teenage girl, going door-to-door, trying to get Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, elected to the state senate. However, Bill has no idea that Miriam is doing this, and he has no wish to become a senator. He is a middle-age war veteran, who is working at a bank. He feels like a loser and frustrated by having to live with his wife Ruth’s family. Bill wants to be more independent and stand on his own two legs.
Ruth’s father, the honorable judge Harry Wilkins, is already nominated to run for state senator. The whole Wilkins family goes into shock when they soon learn that Bill is the candiate who will run against him as his opponent in the elections. Harry comes to terms with the fact, considering that his chance of winning should be considerable. However, Harry is very upset about his daughter Miriam’s disloyalty, when she publishes an article in the local newspaper, where he is described as a political ”fathead”.
The Wilkins' household faces some serious dissension among the inhabitants. As the two campaigns start off, Bill’s wife Ruth soon becomes very jealous of Tommy Murphy, a very beautiful woman who serves as campaiign manager for Bill. Harry hires a man named Albert Krummer, Ruth’s former fiancé and Bill’s current boss, as his campaign manager. The conflict between the two campaign camps deepen. Albert, who is still in love with Ruth, pours gasoline on the rising conflict between her and Bill.
Bill starts to take his campaign seriously, and publicly airs his views on Harry’s opinion and policy on the issue of a new local airport. Bill states that the airport would force many city residents out of their homes. Miriam is secretary of the Civic Betterment Committee, and one day she decides to use her influence as to arrange a live radio broadcast from her home, in support of Bill’s campaiign. The broadcast is a complete disaster and everyone is in conflict with each other. By the end of the broadcast, Bill and Ruth have separated because she stubbornly refuses to join him and move out of the family house. Harry disapproves of the separation, and he later tips off Bill about a duplex that Ruth is showing in her new job as a real estate agent.
Taking his father-in-law’s advice, Bill rents the duplex, which is located in another district. He and Ruth almost reunite, but she still refuses to move in with him, since she is still too jealous of Bill’s campaign manager Tommy. Bill’s relationship with Tommy is strictly business, but one day, when the two are alone, Tommy admits to Bill that she has fallen for him. He rejects her advances, but it is too late. Ruth accepts a new job in Chicago, and plans to move there. Miriam decides to reunite her older sister with her husband, and since she has just had a fight with her boyfriend Ziggy, convinces Bill to take her to a dance instead.
Ruth, however, is already on her way to the train station with Albert, who hopes to renew their relationship. Harry decides to help out and arranges for the police to arrest Albert for bad brakes on his car. Albert and Ruth are brought into court, and Harry insists that they remain in town for a trial until the next week. Bill and Albert meet at the dance, and Albert informs Bill that he has been disqualified as a candidate because he moved to another district. Harry's sponsor announces that a piece of land will be donated to any homeowners displaced by the new airport.
Since Harry undoubtedly is the victor of the race to the senate, the political conflict is resolved. Bill gets into a fight with Albert at the dance and gives him a black-eye for interfering with his marriage. Meanwhile, Harry gives Ruth a lecture about her wifely duties. After this Ruth and Bill finally reunite. In secret, Miriam starts a new petition to nominate Bill for state senator.[2]
Cast
- Joan Caulfield as Ruth Seacroft
- William Holden as Bill Seacroft
- Billy De Wolfe as Albert Kummer
- Mona Freeman as Miriam Wilkins
- Edward Arnold as Judge Wilkins
- Arleen Whelan as Tommy Murphy
- Mary Philips as Mrs. Edie Wilkins
References
External links
- Dear Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- Dear Wife at IMDb
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