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The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) [NR]

Featuring:
Richard Travis, Brenda Joyce, Spencer Charters

Written by:
Mortimer Braus
Leon Ware

Directed by:
Harold D. Schuster


Release Date:
July 3, 1942

Original Title:
The Postman Didn't Ring

Genres:
Comedy | Romance

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 68

Overview from TheMovieDB

Stolen way back in 1880, a sack of United States mail is discovered in an old attic in 1942. The letters are finally delivered, profoundly affecting the lives of the recipients.

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Overview from Open Movies

A government mail sack, missing for fifty years, is now being delivered. Stamp collector Julie Martin follows postal inspector Brennon on his delivery tour, hoping to find some rare stamps for her philatelist customers. One letter brings love and warmth to a lonely spinster from a sweetheart lost in a war, another a welcome bravery citation to Civil War veteran Slade and a third is to the parents of the now-state governor from his high school principal requesting he be disciplined for throwing spitballs in class. Dan Carter, the owner of the village supply store who extends local farmers unlimited credit and, as a result, is on the verge of foreclosure by the ruthless Harwood banking family, get a letter sent by his grandfather to his father containing 500 shares of stock in the Harwood bank. The Harwood family fights back by charging Dan with fraud, but Judge Colt and Dan's Aunt Martha aid him.

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Rankings and Honors

The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.7/10

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Production

Director:
Harold D. Schuster

Screenplay:
Mortimer Braus

Story:
Leon Ware
Mortimer Braus

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