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Rudimentary early sound film that centers around a truly repugnant and ultimately unrepentant white plantation owner's wife who murders her lover because he's left her for a Chinese woman. Jeanne Eagels, a Best Actress Oscar nominee for this, delivers a performance that only reveals itself as noteworthy in the film's final moments.
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- Paramount Pictures
- Jean de Limur
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- Jeanne Eagels
- Jean de Limur
- Paramount Pictures
The Letter (1929) Directed by Jean de Limur Genres - Crime , Drama , Silent Film | Sub-Genres - Silent Film , Trial Film | Release Date - Mar 17, 1929 | Run Time - 65 min. | Countries - United States of America |
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English. The Letter is an American pre-Code dramatic film directed by Jean de Limur and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the first full-sound feature shot at Astoria Studios, Queens, New York City. [1] A silent version of the film was also released. [2]
The Letter. 192965mNot Rated. Drama. 6.661%55% Jeanne Eagels plays the bored and restless Leslie Crosbie who turns to another man, Geoffrey Hammond (Herbert Marshall) for attention when neglected by her husband Robert (Reginald Owen). Robert decides to go out for the evening to pick up a new rifle.
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Acquittal is just ahead — when an incriminating letter, written by the murderess to the dead lover, turns up. See the film for the rest of the unsavory story. Miss Eagels plays the unfaithful wife who shoots her lover down in cold blood.
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