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Love Letters

After One sheet, Searching Love Letters is a 1945 American romantic film noir starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. The film was directed by William Dieterle, with a screenplay adapted by Ayn Rand from the novel Pity My Simplicity by Christopher Massie. Plot Summary The story is centered around Alan Quinton (Cotten), a soldier in World War II who agrees to write love letters on behalf of his friend, Roger Morland, to a woman named Victoria (Jones). Alan falls in love with Victoria through their correspondence, but she marries Roger, believing him to be the author of the letters. When Alan returns home after being wounded, he learns that Roger has died under mysterious circumstances, and Victoria, now suffering from amnesia, is a suspect in his murder. The film follows Alan's attempt to help Victoria regain her memory and uncover the truth, all while grappling with his feelings for her and the deception of the letters