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  1. In Singapore, Leslie Crosbie (Bette Davis) shoots and kills a man, claiming that he tried to take advantage of her. She is arrested and her husband, Robert (Herbert Marshall), hires attorney ...

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  3. The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story.

  4. The Letter (1940) is a classic melodramatic film noir of murder and deceit, directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Howard Koch. Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

  5. 'The Letter' may not quite be Wyler's very best (which is testament to how fabulous his very best are, because 'The Letter' is still brilliant), but it is Davis's best films and one of her greatest ever performances.

  6. The Letter (movie 1940) review: Bette Davis is at her best in William Wyler’s masterfully constructed and impeccably acted drama.

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  7. Miss Davis is a strangely cool and calculating killer who conducts herself with reserve and yet implies a deep confusion of emotions. James Stephenson is superb as the honest lawyer who ...

  8. Jun 13, 2005 · Like Frankenstein’s monster in the Universal horror classics, The Letter keeps its prize creature too long in the shadows. But a Davis movie cannot withstand scrutiny without her, and even a bad Davis movie where she’s hamming and mugging and even humiliating herself is more fun than practically no Bette at all.

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