The Letter
Plot: After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Release Date:
Thursday, November 21 1940
84 years ago
84 years ago
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Cast
Bette Davis. Bette Davis was 32 in The Letter as 'Leslie Crosbie'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 05 1908 –
Died: Fri, Oct 06 1989
Died: Fri, Oct 06 1989
Herbert Marshall. Herbert Marshall was 50 in The Letter as 'Robert Crosbie'.Birthday: Wed, May 21 1890 –
Died: Sun, Jan 23 1966
Died: Sun, Jan 23 1966
James Stephenson. James Stephenson was 51 in The Letter as 'Howard Joyce'.Birthday: Sat, Apr 13 1889 –
Died: Tue, Jul 29 1941
Died: Tue, Jul 29 1941
Frieda Inescort. Frieda Inescort was 39 in The Letter as 'Dorothy Joyce'.Birthday: Sat, Jun 29 1901 –
Died: Thu, Feb 26 1976
Died: Thu, Feb 26 1976
Gale Sondergaard. Gale Sondergaard was 41 in The Letter as 'Mrs. Hammond'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 12 1899 –
Died: Wed, Aug 14 1985
Died: Wed, Aug 14 1985
Bruce Lester. Bruce Lester was 28 in The Letter as 'John Withers'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 06 1912 –
Died: Fri, Jun 13 2008
Died: Fri, Jun 13 2008
Elizabeth Inglis. Elizabeth Inglis was 27 in The Letter as 'Adele Ainsworth'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 10 1913 –
Died: Sat, Aug 25 2007
Died: Sat, Aug 25 2007
Cecil Kellaway. Cecil Kellaway was 50 in The Letter as 'Prescott'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 22 1890 –
Died: Wed, Feb 28 1973
Died: Wed, Feb 28 1973
Victor Sen Yung. Victor Sen Yung was 25 in The Letter as 'Ong Chi Seng'.Birthday: Mon, Oct 18 1915 –
Died: Sat, Nov 01 1980
Died: Sat, Nov 01 1980
Doris Lloyd. Doris Lloyd was 44 in The Letter as 'Mrs. Cooper'.Birthday: Wed, Jul 01 1896 –
Died: Tue, May 21 1968
Died: Tue, May 21 1968
Willie Fung. Willie Fung was 44 in The Letter as 'Chung Hi'.Birthday: Mon, Mar 02 1896 –
Died: Mon, Apr 16 1945
Died: Mon, Apr 16 1945
Tetsu Komai. Tetsu Komai was 46 in The Letter as 'Head Boy'.Birthday: Mon, Apr 23 1894 –
Died: Mon, Aug 10 1970
Died: Mon, Aug 10 1970
Zita Baca. Zita Baca was 23 in The Letter as 'Woman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sat, Mar 17 1917 –
Died: Tue, Sep 22 1992
Died: Tue, Sep 22 1992
Brooks Benedict. Brooks Benedict was 44 in The Letter as 'Party Guest (uncredited)'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 05 1896 –
Died: Mon, Jan 01 1968
Died: Mon, Jan 01 1968
William A. Boardway. William A. Boardway was >> in The Letter as 'Trial Spectator (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
David Bruce. David Bruce was 24 in The Letter as 'Man (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 06 1916 –
Died: Mon, May 03 1976
Died: Mon, May 03 1976
James Carlisle. James Carlisle was 58 in The Letter as 'Attorney (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 15 1882 –
Died: Sun, Jan 03 1954
Died: Sun, Jan 03 1954
George Ford. George Ford was 35 in The Letter as 'Party Guest (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 31 1905 –
Died: Sat, Jul 30 1983
Died: Sat, Jul 30 1983
Roland Got. Roland Got was 24 in The Letter as 'Man (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Aug 06 1916 –
Died: Tue, Nov 30 1948
Died: Tue, Nov 30 1948
Sam Harris. Sam Harris was 63 in The Letter as 'Party Guest (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 11 1877 –
Died: Wed, Oct 22 1969
Died: Wed, Oct 22 1969
Holmes Herbert. Holmes Herbert was 58 in The Letter as 'Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1882 –
Died: Wed, Dec 26 1956
Died: Wed, Dec 26 1956
Charles Irwin. Charles Irwin was 53 in The Letter as 'Bob's Friend (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 31 1887 –
Died: Sun, Jan 12 1969
Died: Sun, Jan 12 1969
Pete G. Katchenaro. Pete G. Katchenaro was >> in The Letter as 'Man (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Crauford Kent. Crauford Kent was 59 in The Letter as 'Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)'.Birthday: Wed, Oct 12 1881 –
Died: Thu, May 14 1953
Died: Thu, May 14 1953
Carl M. Leviness. Carl M. Leviness was 55 in The Letter as 'Trial Spectator (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 06 1885 –
Died: Thu, Oct 15 1964
Died: Thu, Oct 15 1964
Al Lloyd. Al Lloyd was 56 in The Letter as 'Man at Trial (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 31 1884 –
Died: Fri, Jul 10 1964
Died: Fri, Jul 10 1964
Robert Locke Lorraine. Robert Locke Lorraine was >> in The Letter as 'Trial Spectator (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Philo McCullough. Philo McCullough was 47 in The Letter as 'Trial Spectator (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 15 1893 –
Died: Fri, Jun 05 1981
Died: Fri, Jun 05 1981
Leonard Mudie. Leonard Mudie was 57 in The Letter as 'Fred (uncredited)'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 11 1883 –
Died: Wed, Apr 14 1965
Died: Wed, Apr 14 1965
David Newell. David Newell was 35 in The Letter as 'Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 23 1905 –
Died: Fri, Jan 25 1980
Died: Fri, Jan 25 1980
Paul Panzer. Paul Panzer was 68 in The Letter as 'Trial Spectator (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 03 1872 –
Died: Sat, Aug 16 1958
Died: Sat, Aug 16 1958
Thomas Pogue. Thomas Pogue was 67 in The Letter as 'Juror #10 (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Jul 18 1873 –
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1941
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1941
John Ridgely. John Ridgely was 31 in The Letter as 'Driver (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Sep 06 1909 –
Died: Thu, Jan 18 1968
Died: Thu, Jan 18 1968
Leslie Sketchley. Leslie Sketchley was 38 in The Letter as 'Trial Spectator (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Aug 17 1902 –
Died: Sat, Oct 14 1972
Died: Sat, Oct 14 1972
Douglas Walton. Douglas Walton was 30 in The Letter as 'Well Wisher (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Oct 16 1910 –
Died: Wed, Nov 15 1961
Died: Wed, Nov 15 1961
Leo White. Leo White was 67 in The Letter as 'Man at Trial (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 09 1873 –
Died: Mon, Sep 20 1948
Died: Mon, Sep 20 1948
Otto Yamaoka. Otto Yamaoka was 36 in The Letter as 'Bartender at Party (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Apr 25 1904 –
Died: Mon, Jun 05 1967
Died: Mon, Jun 05 1967
Crew
William Wyler. William Wyler was 38 in The Letter as 'Director, Producer'Birthday: Tue, Jul 01 1902 –
Died: Mon, Jul 27 1981
Died: Mon, Jul 27 1981
Leo F. Forbstein. Leo F. Forbstein was 48 in The Letter as 'Music Director'Birthday: Sun, Oct 16 1892 –
Died: Thu, Feb 12 1948
Died: Thu, Feb 12 1948
Tony Gaudio. Tony Gaudio was 57 in The Letter as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Tue, Nov 20 1883 –
Died: Fri, Aug 10 1951
Died: Fri, Aug 10 1951
Howard Koch. Howard Koch was 38 in The Letter as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Thu, Dec 12 1901 –
Died: Thu, Aug 17 1995
Died: Thu, Aug 17 1995
Robert Lord. Robert Lord was 40 in The Letter as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Tue, May 01 1900 –
Died: Mon, Apr 05 1976
Died: Mon, Apr 05 1976
Hal B. Wallis. Hal B. Wallis was 41 in The Letter as 'Executive Producer'Birthday: Wed, Sep 13 1899 –
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1986
Died: Sun, Oct 05 1986
Warren Low. Warren Low was 35 in The Letter as 'Editor'Birthday: Sat, Aug 12 1905 –
Died: Thu, Jul 27 1989
Died: Thu, Jul 27 1989
George Amy. George Amy was 37 in The Letter as 'Editor'Birthday: Thu, Oct 15 1903 –
Died: Thu, Dec 18 1986
Died: Thu, Dec 18 1986
Max Steiner. Max Steiner was 52 in The Letter as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Thu, May 10 1888 –
Died: Tue, Dec 28 1971
Died: Tue, Dec 28 1971
Jack L. Warner. Jack L. Warner was 48 in The Letter as 'Executive In Charge Of Production'Birthday: Tue, Aug 02 1892 –
Died: Sat, Sep 09 1978
Died: Sat, Sep 09 1978
W. Somerset Maugham. W. Somerset Maugham was 66 in The Letter as 'Theatre Play'Birthday: Sun, Jan 25 1874 –
Died: Wed, Dec 15 1965
Died: Wed, Dec 15 1965
Gordon Bau. Gordon Bau was 33 in The Letter as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Mon, Jul 01 1907 –
Died: Mon, Jul 21 1975
Died: Mon, Jul 21 1975
Perc Westmore. Perc Westmore was 36 in The Letter as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Sat, Oct 29 1904 –
Died: Wed, Sep 30 1970
Died: Wed, Sep 30 1970
Orry-Kelly. Orry-Kelly was 42 in The Letter as 'Costume Design'Birthday: Wed, Dec 29 1897 –
Died: Thu, Feb 27 1964
Died: Thu, Feb 27 1964
Hugo Friedhofer. Hugo Friedhofer was 39 in The Letter as 'Orchestrator'Birthday: Fri, May 03 1901 –
Died: Sun, May 17 1981
Died: Sun, May 17 1981
Carl Jules Weyl. Carl Jules Weyl was 49 in The Letter as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Sat, Dec 06 1890 –
Died: Mon, Jul 12 1948
Died: Mon, Jul 12 1948
Dolph Thomas. Dolph Thomas was 47 in The Letter as 'Sound'Birthday: Thu, Dec 08 1892 –
Died: Thu, Apr 21 1966
Died: Thu, Apr 21 1966
Louis Vincenot. Louis Vincenot was 57 in The Letter as 'Technical Advisor'Birthday: Sat, Sep 01 1883 –
Died: Sat, Feb 25 1967
Died: Sat, Feb 25 1967