JohnHowardReid In a non-singing role, boorish John Carroll is rather cleverly cast in this occasionally mildly entertaining but mostly rather bland service comedy - although it is somewhat remarkable for the fact that the hero doesn't get the girl! Whilst Dassin's direction is capable, it doesn't in any way give us a hint of his later work. The film is also photographed in a very bland and surprisingly ordinary fashion by Karl Freund, of all people! True, Miss Hunt does look rather attractive. I know how difficult she was to photograph. She was a splendid actress who always knew her lines and said them well, but both her face and body looked rather gaunt unless photographed from exactly the right angles. The film also provides a nice cameo for Robin Raymond who brings breach of promise charges against Edgar "Wolf" Larsen. Hume Cronyn's drunk act is rather amusing, but, all in all, aside from a nice long tracking shot in which Hunt and Cronyn walk past her apartment, this film is no more than an innocuous, mildly pleasant yet also mildly boring Hollywood fairy tale. Although made in 1944, this movie was not released until June, 1946, when it served as a support to "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest".

Alex da Silva Marsha Hunt (Evie) works for a company that makes shirts for soldiers. After witnessing a fellow worker finding true love after slipping a note into a shirt consignment and communicating with an unknown man in uniform - he turns up at the office one day and they walk off together for a life of romance - she tries the same trick. She picks a shirt size - size 16 1/2 collar, writes a note, slips it into the pocket and waits to see what happens. John Carroll (Wolf) gets the shirt but isn't interested and throws the note away. However, his buddy Hume Cronyn (Johnny), who is a lot smaller than Carroll, retrieves the letter and starts to correspond with Hunt. What will happen when Cronyn comes face to face with Hunt, after all, he is not what she is expecting. Cronyn decides to pretend to be someone else and so begins a series of misunderstandings.The film moves along nicely and the cast are good, particularly Hunt and Cronyn. Occasionally, Carroll mangles his words but you can still make out what he is saying. It's a heart-warming romance peppered with light humour and it succeeds as we find ourselves rooting for the small guy.

mgmfan07 Crisply paced, expertly directed, and boasting jewel-like performances by Marsha Hunt and Hume Cronyn, A Letter for Evie stands out among the wartime romances of the 1942-45 era.The plot is self-consciously breezy. A secretary for the Trojan Shirt Company, Evie O'Conner longs for romance. She places a "Dear Soldier" letter in the pocket of an extra-large shirt bound for the army training camps of Texas in the hopes that the soldier who finds it will be a strapping, heroic man. It falls into the hands of a decidedly short and bookish Private Johnnie McPherson. As they say in the business, hijinks ensue in a case of mistaken identity. But that's where the banality ends. In the guise of a light romp, Dassin explores themes of heroism, self-sacrifice, and honesty. In one plot point, Cronyn's comic turn pretending to be drunk to save Evie from the lecherous advances of his handsome army buddy is hilarious and deft. This movie is difficult to find, but fans of the genre should make the effort.

xidax The plot is like a million others before and since, but it doesn't feel like it somehow. Perhaps it's because Marsha Hunt and Hume Cronyn are both so charming (I've never seen the often villain-ized Cronyn play a role like this before). The rest of the actors do a good job too, with John Carroll particularly well-cast. It's amusing and somewhat touching without being sappy. I wish it wasn't so seldom shown.