The Letter
228 reviews
Crime/Drama
1h 35m
1940
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
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After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
- DirectorWilliam Wyler
- Release21 November 1940
- Genre
- Duration1h 35m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate228 reviews
- Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast

Bette Davis
Leslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall
Robert Crosbie

James Stephenson
Howard Joyce

Frieda Inescort
Dorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard
Mrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester
John Withers

Elizabeth Inglis
Adele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway
Prescott

Victor Sen Yung
Ong Chi Seng

Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Cooper

Tetsu Komai
Head Boy

Brooks Benedict
Party Guest (uncredited)

David Bruce
Man (uncredited)

Roland Got
Man (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)

Crauford Kent
Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie
Fred (uncredited)

David Newell
Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)

Paul Panzer
Trial Spectator (uncredited)

John Ridgely
Driver (uncredited)

Douglas Walton
Well Wisher (uncredited)

Leo White
Man at Trial (uncredited)
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