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The Letter

Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!

19401h 35m7.3(246 votes)

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

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Director

William Wyler

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Leslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Robert Crosbie

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Howard Joyce

Frieda Inescort

Frieda Inescort

Dorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Mrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester

Bruce Lester

John Withers

Elizabeth Inglis

Elizabeth Inglis

Adele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway

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