The Letter
7.3
229 Reviews
1940
1h 35min
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Storyline
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Released
21 November 1940
Runtime
1h 35min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
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)
David Bruce
Man (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Attorney (uncredited)
George Ford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Roland Got
Man (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Bob's Friend (uncredited)
Pete G. Katchenaro
Man (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Al Lloyd
Man at Trial (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Fred (uncredited)
David Newell
Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Thomas Pogue
Juror #10 (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Driver (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Douglas Walton
Well Wisher (uncredited)
Leo White
Man at Trial (uncredited)
Otto Yamaoka
Bartender at Party (uncredited)
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