The Letter (1940) Cast & Crew

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Directed by William Wyler.

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
• Willie Fung as Chung Hi
• Tetsu Komai as Head Boy
• Zita Baca as Woman (uncredited)
• Brooks Benedict as Party Guest (uncredited)
• William A. Boardway as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
• David Bruce as Man (uncredited)
• James Carlisle as Attorney (uncredited)
• George Ford as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Roland Got as Man (uncredited)
• Sam Harris as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Holmes Herbert as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
• Charles Irwin as Bob's Friend (uncredited)
• Pete G. Katchenaro as Man (uncredited)
• Crauford Kent as Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)
• Carl M. Leviness as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
• Al Lloyd as Man at Trial (uncredited)
• Robert Locke Lorraine as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
• Philo McCullough as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
• Leonard Mudie as Fred (uncredited)
• David Newell as Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)
• Paul Panzer as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
• Thomas Pogue as Juror #10 (uncredited)
• John Ridgely as Driver (uncredited)
• Leslie Sketchley as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
• Douglas Walton as Well Wisher (uncredited)
• Leo White as Man at Trial (uncredited)
• Otto Yamaoka as Bartender at Party (uncredited)

Crew

• William Wyler — Director
• Howard E. Koch — Screenplay
• William Wyler — Producer
• Max Steiner — Original Music Composer
• Tony Gaudio — Director of Photography

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