Dear Ruth

1947 romantic comedy film directed by William D. Russell
Movie film Q41121516
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Summary

Dear Ruth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dear Ruth's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dear Ruth was directed by William D. Russell[4].
  • Arthur Sheekman wrote the screenplay for Dear Ruth[5].
  • Dear Ruth's composer is recorded as Robert E. Dolan[6].
  • Dear Ruth's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • Dear Ruth's based on is recorded as Dear Ruth[8].
  • A cast member of Dear Ruth was Joan Caulfield[9].
  • A cast member of Dear Ruth was William Holden[10].
  • A cast member of Dear Ruth was Mona Freeman[11].
  • A cast member of Dear Ruth was Edward Arnold[12].
  • Dear Ruth was produced by Paul Jones[13].
  • Dear Ruth's director of photography is recorded as Ernest Laszlo[14].
  • The original language of Dear Ruth was English[15].
  • Dear Ruth's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • Dear Ruth's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Dear Ruth was released on 1947[18].
  • Dear Ruth's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[19].
  • Dear Ruth's narrative location is recorded as New York[20].
  • Dear Ruth's film editor is recorded as Archie Marshek[21].
  • Dear Ruth's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dear Ruth'}[22].
  • Dear Ruth's different from is recorded as Dear Ruth[23].
  • Dear Ruth's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+95'}[24].
  • Dear Ruth's set in period is recorded as 1944[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Dear Ruth was produced by Paul Jones[13]. It was directed by William D. Russell[4]. Arthur Sheekman wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Joan Caulfield[9], William Holden[10], Mona Freeman[11], and Edward Arnold[12].

Publication

Dear Ruth was published on 1947[18]. The original language of it was English[15]. Its genre is romantic comedy[7].

Why It Matters

Dear Ruth ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → romantic comedy
    Filmová databáze film id → 100504
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 100504, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269272|batch #269272]]"
  2. 24w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → —
    Composer → Robert E. Dolan
    Film editor → Archie Marshek
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: romantic comedy, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777638187896"
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