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  1. The film stars stage actress Jeanne Eagels in her penultimate role and O.P. Heggie. The film was adapted by Garrett Fort from the 1927 play The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of a jealous married woman who kills her lover and is brought to trial.

  2. The Letter: Directed by Jean de Limur. With Jeanne Eagels, Reginald Owen, Herbert Marshall, Irene Browne. Jeanne Eagels plays the bored and restless Leslie Crosbie who turns to another man, Geoffrey Hammond (Herbert Marshall) for attention when neglected by her husband Robert (Reginald Owen).

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    • Drama
    • Jean de Limur
    • 1929-09-07
  3. Jun 6, 2013 · Jeanne Eagels - The Letter (1929) - I Still Love the Man I Killed! Ben Russell. 3.44K subscribers. Subscribed. 366. 32K views 10 years ago. This is one of the greatest performances in the...

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  4. The Letter movie synopsis: In Malaya, a British plantation owner’s wife (Jeanne Eagels) shoots her lover (Herbert Marshall) multiple times. In court, she justifies her trigger-happiness by blaming the deceased, accusing him of attempted rape. Her acquittal is certain – until her attorney (O.P. Heggie) learns of an incriminating letter.

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  5. Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. Eagels appeared in many Broadway productions, and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 1929 role in The Letter after dying suddenly that year at the age of 39.

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  7. 1h 5m1929. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jean De Limur. Director. Jeanne Eagels. Leslie Crosbie. O. P. Heggie. Joyce. Reginald Owen. Robert Crosbie.

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    The Letter (1929) The Letter. (1929) Here is the first high pressure emotional performance of the all-talkies. We have had stars who emoted in the sound films but, in "The Letter," Jeanne Eagels runs the whole distraught gamut. It is great work. "The Letter" may or may not be a popular film. It's an unusual one — a mature story for grown-ups.