“Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!”
The Letter
7.3
247 votes·1940
·1h 35m
·MovieCrimeDrama
Overview
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Keywords
based on novel or booksingaporeplantationletterfilm noirmurdermalayamurder suspect
Cast
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)
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