Undistinguished medical drama full of the usual characters – idealistic medical student; gruff but brilliant teacher only gruff because his fiancée died; love interest for medical student who is worried about affecting his career. It does have an interesting cast: Alan Ladd as a doctor, a rare tough guy role (he also played a doctor in And Now Tomorrow), Akim Tamaroff as his teacher, and Australia’s own Ann Richards (formerly Shirley Ann Richards) as the love interest, an American girl raised by the Chinese. The intro describes her as Australia’s most popular radio actor which wasn’t exactly true but she was probably our most popular screen star so that’s not too much of a lie. At the end they talk about her emerging stardom thanks to Love Letters. Didn’t quite pan out that way.
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