The Letter (1940)

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Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!

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

• Released: 1940-11-21
• Genres: Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 262 votes

Directed by William Wyler.

Top cast

• Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie
• Herbert Marshall as Robert Crosbie
• James Stephenson as Howard Joyce
• Frieda Inescort as Dorothy Joyce
• Gale Sondergaard as Mrs. Hammond
• Bruce Lester as John Withers
• Elizabeth Inglis as Adele Ainsworth
• Cecil Kellaway as Prescott
• Victor Sen Yung as Ong Chi Seng
• Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Cooper

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Letter

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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• The Blue Gardenia (1953)
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• Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
• Cry of the City (1948)
• Killer's Kiss (1955)
• The Mechanic (1972)
• The Pelican Brief (1993)
• The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)

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