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1. • • Summing up: In every imaginable way, the 1940 version of The Letter is Hollywood filmmaking at its finest. So much so that even the moralistic – albeit beautifully shot – ending imposed by the Production Code censors fails to detract from the effectiveness of this first-rate noir melodrama.
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   • The Letter is a movie that provides that personal satisfaction that works of art produce in our soul. [Full review in Spanish] Page 1 of 4, 7 total items. This was a great movie. Very well made. Excellent script. Great performances, specially by Bette Davis. It's a must watch for old Hollywood fans. A role only Bette Davis does best.

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   What is the movie 'The Letter' about?

   • The Letter is a movie about Bette Davis, who plays a plantation owner's wife in Malaya. In the film, she shoots a man multiple times and later asserts that he had attempted to sexually assault her. After her devoted husband (Herbert Marshall) hires a reliable – if suspicious – attorney (James Stephenson), it appears that everything is going in her favor.

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   Is the letter based on a true story?

   • The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. [ 1] The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story. The play was first filmed in 1929, by director Jean de Limur.

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   Is the letter a melodramatic film?

   • Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 22, 2003 The Letter (1940) is a classic melodramatic film noir of murder and deceit, directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Howard Koch

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   Who played Bette Davis' role in 'The Letter'?

   • Bette Davis played the character in The Letter. She is a two-time Oscar winner, known for her roles in 'Dangerous' and 'Jezebel'. Under William Wyler's guidance, she never allows the plot's various turns to be subsumed by campy histrionics, as noted in this passage about the 1940 version of The Letter.

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   Who played Leslie Crosbie in 'The Letter'?

   • Bette Davis portrayed Leslie Crosbie in 'The Letter'. Gladys Cooper (Bette Davis’ domineering mother in Now, Voyager) produced the play and starred as Leslie Crosbie. Nigel Bruce was the husband, Leslie Faber the barrister. Under the direction of Guthrie McClintic, The Letter opened at Broadway’s Morosco Theatre in September 1927, running for 104 performances.

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   The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. [1] The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story.

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   The Letter. Released Nov 22, 1940 1h 35m Drama CTA List. 100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings. In Singapore, Leslie Crosbie (Bette Davis) shoots and kills a man, claiming...

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   • Actors: Bette Davis

   • Director: William Wyler
   • Category: Drama

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   THE LETTER (Warner Brothers, 1940), directed by William Wyler, stars Bette Davis in one of her top melodramas based on the W. Somerset Maugham story, previously filmed by Paramount in 1929 starring Jeanne Eagles.

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   The Letter (1940) is a classic melodramatic film noir of murder and deceit, directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Howard Koch. Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

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   Table of Contents show. The Letter (movie 1940) review: Bette Davis is at her best in William Wyler’s masterfully constructed and impeccably acted drama.

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   May 16, 2024 · Reviews of The Letter 1940. Members. Fans. Likes. Reviews. Lists. Sort by. When Reviewed. Rating. ★★★ Watched by Phil 10 May 2024. The sense of dread with this one is great. The feeling just kind of takes over the whole movie in the second half. Bette Davis and George Stevenson are excellent.

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    The wife (Jeanne Eagels) of a plantation owner (Reginald Owen) in Malaysia shoots a man (Herbert Marshall) and claims that the act was in self-defense, however during the ensuing trial, a lawyer...

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