The Letter
1940 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense. Her poise, graciousness and stoicism impress nearly everyone who meets her. Her husband is certainly without doubt; so is the district officer; while her lawyer's doubts may be a natural skepticism. But this is Singapore and the resentful natives will have no compunction about undermining this accused murderess. A letter in her hand turns up and may prove her undoing.
Direction William Wyler
Cast Bette Davis · Herbert Marshall · James Stephenson · Frieda Inescort · Gale Sondergaard · Bruce Lester · Elizabeth Earl · Cecil Kellaway · Victor Sen Yung · Doris Lloyd · Willie Fung · Tetsu Komai
Soundtrack Max Steiner
Screenplay Howard Koch · William Somerset Maugham
Cinematography Tony Gaudio
Original title The Letter
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