Invitation (1952 film)
| Invitation | |
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| Directed by | Gottfried Reinhardt |
| Written by | Paul Osborn |
| Based on | R.S.V.P. by Jerome Weidman |
| Produced by | Lawrence Weingarten |
| Starring | Van Johnson Dorothy McGuire Ruth Roman |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,020,000 |
| Box office | $1,455,000 |
Invitation is a 1952 American melodrama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Van Johnson, Dorothy McGuire and Ruth Roman. Johnson and McGuire play a happily married couple, until the wife learns a secret about her husband. The film was based on the short story "R.S.V.P." by Jerome Weidman. The theme song "Invitation" has since become a jazz standard.