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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.
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.
- (15K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Wyler
- 1940-11-23
A woman claims to have killed in self-defense, until a blackmailer turns up with incriminating evidence.
- William Wyler, Chuck Hansen, Sherry Shourds
- Bette Davis
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 ...
- (15)
- Bette Davis
- William Wyler
- Drama
A murder unfolds in this movie's opening, a woman claiming self-defense against a man to protect her honor. But it's not so easy as that; a letter is found which casts her honor into doubt and suddenly everyone wants a piece of the pie.
- (9.7K)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- William Wyler
The Letter (1940) is a classic melodramatic film noir of murder and deceit, effectively directed by William Wyler. This was not the first time the subject matter was performed. The screenplay by Howard Koch was based on W. Somerset Maugham's mid-1920s London stage play (that featured Gladys Cooper in the lead role).
The Letter (1940) In director William Wyler's and Warner Bros.' superb, atmospheric, noirish melodrama of murder, betrayal, violence, and deceit with a stunning Max Steiner score - it was adapted from the 1927 W. Somerset Maugham play of the same name.
