The Letter

The Letter

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 21, 1940

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

The Letter

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 21, 1940

The Letter
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Letter
Directors William Wyler
Writers W. Somerset Maugham, Howard Koch

Cast

Bette Davis

as Leslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall

as Robert Crosbie

James Stephenson

as Howard Joyce

Frieda Inescort

as Dorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard

as Mrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester

as John Withers

Elizabeth Inglis

as Adele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway

as Prescott

Victor Sen Yung

as Ong Chi Seng

Doris Lloyd

as Mrs. Cooper

Willie Fung

as Chung Hi

Tetsu Komai

as Head Boy

Zita Baca

as Woman (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

as Party Guest (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

David Bruce

as Man (uncredited)

James Carlisle

as Attorney (uncredited)

George Ford

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Roland Got

as Man (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

as Bob's Friend (uncredited)

Pete G. Katchenaro

as Man (uncredited)

Crauford Kent

as Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Al Lloyd

as Man at Trial (uncredited)

Robert Locke Lorraine

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

as Fred (uncredited)

David Newell

as Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Thomas Pogue

as Juror #10 (uncredited)

John Ridgely

as Driver (uncredited)

Leslie Sketchley

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Douglas Walton

as Well Wisher (uncredited)

Leo White

as Man at Trial (uncredited)

Otto Yamaoka

as Bartender at Party (uncredited)