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The Letter

William Wyler

1940 • 1h 35m

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

The Letter

The Letter trailer 1940

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette DavisLeslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall

Herbert MarshallRobert Crosbie

James Stephenson

James StephensonHoward Joyce

Frieda Inescort

Frieda InescortDorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard

Gale SondergaardMrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester

Bruce LesterJohn Withers

Elizabeth Inglis

Elizabeth InglisAdele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil KellawayPrescott

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen YungOng Chi Seng

Doris Lloyd

Doris LloydMrs. Cooper

Willie Fung

Willie FungChung Hi

Tetsu Komai

Tetsu KomaiHead Boy

Zita BacaWoman (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Brooks BenedictParty Guest (uncredited)

William A. BoardwayTrial Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo FriedhoferOrchestrator

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. WarnerExecutive In Charge Of Production

Max Steiner

Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. WallisExecutive Producer

W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset MaughamTheatre Play

William Wyler

William WylerProducer

Tony Gaudio

Tony GaudioDirector of Photography

Orry-Kelly

Orry-KellyCostume Design

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