Dear Wife (1949)
In this sequel to Dear Ruth, teenaged Miriam starts a political campaign to nominate Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, for state senator in opposition to the local political machine. Unknown to Miriam, said machine nominates her father, Judge Wilkins. As support grows for Bill, the presence of rival candidates under one roof poses problems, especially for Ruth, wife to Bill and daughter of the judge.
- Released
- 1949-11-15
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Haydn, Arthur Sheekman, N. Richard Nash
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Joan Caulfield as Ruth Seacroft
- William Holden as Bill Seacroft
- Billy De Wolfe as Albert Krummer
- Mona Freeman as Miriam Wilkins
- Edward Arnold as Judge Wilkins
- Arleen Whelan as Tommy Murphy
- Mary Philips as Mrs. Wilkins
- Harry von Zell as Jeff Cooper
- Raymond Roe as Ziggy
- Elisabeth Fraser as Kate Collins
- William Murphy as Dan Collins
- Mary Field as Mrs. Bixby