The Letter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1940-11-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (7824 Reviews)

Director:

William Wyler

Genres:

Crime Drama Film-Noir

Cast:

Bette Davis Herbert Marshall James Stephenson Frieda Inescort

Writer:

W. Somerset Maugham (by)

Howard Koch (screen play)

Fullplot:

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense. Her poise, graciousness and stoicism impress nearly everyone who meets her. Her husband is certainly without doubt; so is the district officer; while her lawyer's doubts may be a natural skepticism. But this is Singapore and the resentful natives will have no compunction about undermining this accused murderess. A letter in her hand turns up and may prove her undoing.

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