---
title: 'Dear Wife (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Haydn'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dear-wife-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041286/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dear Wife (1949)

1949 · 88 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Haydn](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-haydn)
- **Screenplay:** [Norman Krasna](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-krasna)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph J. Lilley](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-j-lilley)
- **Producer:** [Richard Maibaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-maibaum)
- **Editor:** [Doane Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/doane-harrison)

## Cast

- [Joan Caulfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-caulfield)
- [Edward Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-arnold)
- [Arleen Whelan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arleen-whelan)
- [Mary Philips](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-philips)
- [Mona Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-freeman)
- [William Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holden)
- [Billy De Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-de-wolfe)

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