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  • The Letter (1940)
  • Not Rated
    95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The Letter (1940)
Not Rated
95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter written in her own hand may prove her undoing.
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Director
Writers
W. Somerset Maugham (play) | Howard Koch (screen play)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Release date
Nov 23, 1940 (United States)

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Cast

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