Miriam Wilkins is a teenage girl who is campaigning for her brother-in-law Bill Seacroft to be elected to the state senate, but without his knowledge.

Bill is a middle-aged war veteran who works at a bank and is frustrated by having to live with his wife Ruth's family.

Harry comes to terms with the situation, believing his chances of winning considerable, but is upset when Miriam calls him a political "fathead" in a local newspaper article.

Miriam uses her influence as secretary of the Civic Betterment Committee to arrange a live radio broadcast in support of Bill's campaign.

Harry disapproves of the separation, and he later informs Bill of a duplex that Ruth is showing in her new job as a real-estate agent.

Albert and Ruth are brought into court, and Harry insists that they remain in town for the trial, which will not be heard until next week.

Filming began in early 1949 when William Holden became free after the screen adaptation of Thomas Savage's book Lona Hanson was shelved.

[4] Dear Wife was screened for preview audiences on December 31, 1949[5] and premiered in New York on February 1, 1950 at the Paramount Theatre[6] with an accompanying stage show featuring actress Celeste Holm.

[7] In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Thomas M. Pryor wrote: "As sequels go, the new picture is most unusual for it is every bit as enjoyable and racy as its progenitor.