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The Letter  (1940)
Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!


7.3|21 Nov, 1940|95 min
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After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
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Keywords
based on novel or book
singapore
plantation
letter
film noir
murder
malaya
murder suspect

Casts

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Leslie Crosbie
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall
Robert Crosbie
James Stephenson
James Stephenson
Howard Joyce
Frieda Inescort
Frieda Inescort
Dorothy Joyce
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
Mrs. Hammond
Bruce Lester
Bruce Lester
John Withers
Elizabeth Inglis
Elizabeth Inglis
Adele Ainsworth
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
Prescott
Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung
Ong Chi Seng
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Cooper
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
Chung Hi
Tetsu Komai
Tetsu Komai
Head Boy
Zita Baca
Woman (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict
Party Guest (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
David Bruce
David Bruce
Man (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Attorney (uncredited)
George Ford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Roland Got
Roland Got
Man (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Bob's Friend (uncredited)
Pete G. Katchenaro
Man (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Crauford Kent
Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Al Lloyd
Man at Trial (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Leonard Mudie
Fred (uncredited)
David Newell
David Newell
Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Thomas Pogue
Juror #10 (uncredited)
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Driver (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Douglas Walton
Douglas Walton
Well Wisher (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
Man at Trial (uncredited)
Otto Yamaoka
Otto Yamaoka
Bartender at Party (uncredited)

Crews

Dolph Thomas
Sound
Louis Vincenot
Technical Advisor
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
John Villasin
Technical Advisor
Robert Lord
Associate Producer
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive In Charge Of Production
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Howard Koch
Screenplay
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
George Amy
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Theatre Play
Warren Low
Editor
William Wyler
William Wyler
Producer
William Wyler
William Wyler
Director
Tony Gaudio
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Carl Jules Weyl
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist

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