The Letter

The Letter (1940)

Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!

  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1940-11-21
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 213 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William Wyler
star 7.3/10
From 213 Ratings

Summary

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

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  • Bette Davis

    as Leslie Crosbie
  • Herbert Marshall

    as Robert Crosbie
  • James Stephenson

    as Howard Joyce
  • Frieda Inescort

    as Dorothy Joyce
  • Gale Sondergaard

    as Mrs. Hammond
  • Bruce Lester

    as John Withers
  • Elizabeth Inglis

    as Adele Ainsworth
  • Cecil Kellaway

    as Prescott
  • Victor Sen Yung

    as Ong Chi Seng
  • Doris Lloyd

    as Mrs. Cooper
  • Willie Fung

    as Chung Hi
  • Tetsu Komai

    as Head Boy
  • Zita Baca

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Brooks Benedict

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • William A. Boardway

    as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
  • David Bruce

    as Man (uncredited)
  • James Carlisle

    as Attorney (uncredited)
  • George Ford

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Roland Got

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Holmes Herbert

    as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
  • Charles Irwin

    as Bob's Friend (uncredited)
  • Pete G. Katchenaro

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Crauford Kent

    as Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)
  • Carl M. Leviness

    as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
  • Al Lloyd

    as Man at Trial (uncredited)
  • Robert Locke Lorraine

    as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
  • Philo McCullough

    as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
  • Leonard Mudie

    as Fred (uncredited)
  • David Newell

    as Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)
  • Paul Panzer

    as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
  • Thomas Pogue

    as Juror #10 (uncredited)
  • John Ridgely

    as Driver (uncredited)
  • Leslie Sketchley

    as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
  • Douglas Walton

    as Well Wisher (uncredited)
  • Leo White

    as Man at Trial (uncredited)
  • Otto Yamaoka

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

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