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  2. The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. [1] 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. The play was first filmed in 1929, by director Jean de Limur.

  3. Contents. The Letter (Box Tops song) " The Letter " is a song written by Wayne Carson that was first recorded by the American rock band the Box Tops in 1967. It was the group's first and most successful single, reaching number one on the record charts in the United States and Canada. It was also an international success and placed in the top ...

    • "Happy Times"
    • August 1967
    • 1:58
  4. Apr 21, 2008 · The Letter by the Box Tops found on the album The Letter.The Letter" is a song written by Wayne Carson Thompson and made famous by The Box Tops and their sin...

    • Apr 21, 2008
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    • Dave Teves
  5. Enjoy the classic hit song "The Letter" by The Box Tops, performed live on the Upbeat show in 1967. Watch the young Alex Chilton sing with passion and energy, and see why this song topped the ...

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  6. Apr 24, 2024 · The lyrics of “The Letter” tell the story of a man who receives a letter from his lover, informing him that she is leaving him. The opening verse sets the scene: “Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane. Ain’t got time to take a fast train. Lonely days are gone, I’m a-goin’ home. My baby just wrote me a letter”. The protagonist is leaving ...

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  7. This song is about a guy who gets a letter from his former love telling him that she wants him back, and the guy wants to fly out and see her immediately. The Nashville songwriter Wayne Carson Thompson wrote the song after his father gave him the line, "Give me a ticket for an aeroplane." Thompson gave the song to The Box Tops on the ...

  8. The Letter: Directed by William Wyler. With Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort. 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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