Love Letters (1945)
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65% of users liked it
(258 ratings)
Ayn Rand wrote this adaptation of Chris Massie's book Pity Mr. Simplicity, about a soldier who falls in love with a former comrade's wife -- an amnesiac who may have murdered her husband. The story begins in Italy when two soldiers, Allen Quinton (Joseph Cotten) and Roger Morland (Robert… More Ayn Rand wrote this adaptation of Chris Massie's book Pity Mr. Simplicity, about a soldier who falls in love with a former comrade's wife -- an amnesiac who may have murdered her husband. The story begins in Italy when two soldiers, Allen Quinton (Joseph Cotten) and Roger Morland (Robert Sully), hatch a scheme concerning Singleton (Jennifer Jones), his girl back home. Allen agrees to write love letters to Singleton for his friend and, based on the heartfelt emotions evident in the letters, she falls in love with Roger. Returning home, Singleton and Roger marry, but Roger proves to be a drunken, abusive husband. One night, as Roger is beating Singleton, he is stabbed to death by her stepmother. Singleton goes in to shock, rendering her unable to recall the murder, while her stepmother has a stroke, making her unable to speak. Accused of murder, Singleton is sentenced to a year in jail. Allen, in the meantime, hears about the murder of his friend and comes to visit Singleton, and the two proceed to fall in love. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Dieterle
- Written By
- Christopher Massie, Ayn Rand
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Aug 17, 1945 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Fine '40s love/weeper with Jennifer Jones as strong central.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Never managed to stir me with its depressing soap opera love story and its gooey ending.
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Cast
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Jennifer Jones
as Singleton/Victoria Remington
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Joseph Cotten
as Alan Quinton
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Ann Richards
as Dilly Carson
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Gladys Cooper
as Beatrice Remington
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Cecil Kellaway
as Mack
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Anita Louise
as Helen Wentworth
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Robert Sully
as Roger Morland
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Byron Barr
as Derek Quinton
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Reginald Denny
as Courtroom Lawyer
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Ernest Cossart
as Bishop
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James Millican
as Jim Connings
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Lumsden Hare
as Mr. Quinton
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Winifred Harris
as Mrs. Quinton
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Ethel May Halls
as Bishop's Wife
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Matthew Boulton
as Judge
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David Clyde
as Postman
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Ian Wolfe
as Vicar
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Alec Craig
as Dodd
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Arthur Hohl
as Jupp
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Harry Allen
as Farmer
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Conrad Binyon
as Boy in Library
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Nina Borget
as Barmaid in Italian Inn
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Clifford Brooke
as Cart Driver
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Catherine Craig
as Jeanette Campbell
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Louise Currie
as Clara Foley
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Helena Grant
as Attendant
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George Humbert
as Proprietor of Italian Inn
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Connie Leon
as Nurse
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Anthony Marsh
as Young Man at Party
- Ottola Nesmith
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Constance Purdy
as Old Hag
- Monica Vicare
- Jennifer West
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Gig Young
as Derek Quinton
- Mary Field
