CinemaOSMovie · 1940 · 1h 35m · NR
The Letter

Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!

73%(259)IMDbCrimeDrama

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

Directed byWilliam Wyler

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
November 21, 1940
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
The Letter trailer 1940

The Letter trailer 1940

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Leslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Robert Crosbie

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Howard Joyce

Frieda Inescort

Frieda Inescort

Dorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Mrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester

Bruce Lester

John Withers

Elizabeth Inglis

Elizabeth Inglis

Adele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Prescott

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Ong Chi Seng

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Cooper

Creative team
Directed by
William Wyler
William Wyler
Written by
Howard E. Koch
Produced by
William Wyler
William Wyler

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