The Letter

7.3
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Run time: 95 min
  • Premiere: 1940. November 21.

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

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Bette Davis

Leslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall

Robert Crosbie

James Stephenson

Howard Joyce

Frieda Inescort

Dorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard

Mrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester

John Withers

Elizabeth Inglis

Adele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway

Prescott

Victor Sen Yung

Ong Chi Seng

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Cooper

Willie Fung

Chung Hi

Tetsu Komai

Head Boy

Zita Baca

Woman (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Party Guest (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

David Bruce

Man (uncredited)

James Carlisle

Attorney (uncredited)

George Ford

Party Guest (uncredited)

Roland Got

Man (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

Bob's Friend (uncredited)

Pete G. Katchenaro

Man (uncredited)

Crauford Kent

Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Al Lloyd

Man at Trial (uncredited)

Robert Locke Lorraine

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Fred (uncredited)

David Newell

Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Thomas Pogue

Juror #10 (uncredited)

John Ridgely

Driver (uncredited)

Leslie Sketchley

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Douglas Walton

Well Wisher (uncredited)

Leo White

Man at Trial (uncredited)

Otto Yamaoka

Bartender at Party (uncredited)

Art

Carl Jules Weyl

Art Direction

Camera

Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Gordon Bau

Makeup Artist

Crew

John Villasin

Technical Advisor

Louis Vincenot

Technical Advisor

Directing

William Wyler

Director

Editing

Warren Low

Editor

George Amy

Editor

Production

Jack L. Warner

Executive In Charge Of Production

Robert Lord

Associate Producer

William Wyler

Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Sound

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Writing

W. Somerset Maugham

Theatre Play

Howard Koch

Screenplay

Art

Carl Jules Weyl

Art Direction

Camera

Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Gordon Bau

Makeup Artist

Crew

John Villasin

Technical Advisor

Louis Vincenot

Technical Advisor

Directing

William Wyler

Director

Editing

Warren Low

Editor

George Amy

Editor

Production

Jack L. Warner

Executive In Charge Of Production

Robert Lord

Associate Producer

William Wyler

Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Sound

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Writing

W. Somerset Maugham

Theatre Play

Howard Koch

Screenplay