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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.
- Hal B. Wallis (Exec)
A woman shoots a man in Singapore and claims self-defense, but a letter may expose her crime. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-winning film directed by William Wyler.
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Dorothy Joyce. Gale Sondergaard. Mrs. Hammond. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. In Singapore, Leslie Crosbie (Bette Davis) shoots and kills a man, claiming that he tried to take advantage...
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- Bette Davis
- William Wyler
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Leslie Crosbie, the wife of a Malayan rubber plantation owner, shoots and kills a neighbor she claims had dropped in to see her unexpectedly and made improper advances towards her. Her husband Robert was away for the night and no one has any treason to disbelieve her.
The Letter movie synopsis: In Malaya, a plantation owner’s wife (Bette Davis) shoots a man multiple times, later asserting that he wanted to sexually assault her. After her devoted husband (Herbert Marshall) hires a reliable – if suspicious – attorney (James Stephenson), everything seems to be going her way.