Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton

84 mins | Drama | April 30, 1932

Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.

Letty Lynton

84 mins | Drama | April 30, 1932

Letty Lynton
Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Letty Lynton
Directors Charles Dorian, Clarence Brown
Writers John Meehan, Wanda Tuchock, Marie Belloc Lowndes

Cast

Joan Crawford

as Letty Lynton

Robert Montgomery

as Hale Darrow

Nils Asther

as Emile Renaul

Lewis Stone

as District Attorney Haney

May Robson

as Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers

Louise Closser Hale

as Miranda, Letty's Maid

Emma Dunn

as Mrs. Darrow

Walter Walker

as Mr. Darrow

William Pawley

as Hennessey

Sidney Bracey

as Waiter (Uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

as Dr. Sanders (Uncredited)

Edgar Norton

as Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Dennis (Uncredited)

C. Montague Shaw

as Ship's Officer at Christmas Party (Uncredited)

Harry Stubbs

as Ship's Steward (Uncredited)