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The Letter

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.

Director

William Wyler

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 7 Oscars. 1 win & 9 nominations total

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Leslie Crosbie

Robert Crosbie

Herbert Marshall

Howard Joyce

James Stephenson

Dorothy Joyce

Frieda Inescort

Mrs. Hammond

Gale Sondergaard

John Withers

Adele Ainsworth

Elizabeth Inglis

Prescott

Ong Chi Seng

Victor Sen Yung

Mrs. Cooper

Chung Hi

Head Boy

Undetermined Role

Party Guest

Brooks Benedict

Trial Spectator

William A. Boardway

Undetermined Role

Attorney

Party Guest

Undetermined Role

Party Guest

Robert's Friend at Bar at Party

Bob's Friend

Undetermined Role

Pete G. Katchenaro

Robert's Friend at Bar

Trial Spectator

Carl M. Leviness

Man at Trial

Trial Spectator

Robert Locke Lorraine

Trial Spectator

Philo McCullough

Fred

Geoffrey Hammond

Trial Spectator

Juror #10

Driver

Trial Spectator

Leslie Sketchley

Well Wisher

Man at Trial

Bartender at Party

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Howard Joyce Robert Crosbie

Mr. Withers! Mr. Withers! - The Letter

Mr. Withers! Mr. Withers!

-Where's my wife?
-She locked herself in. - The Letter

-Where's my wife? -She locked herself in.

What's happened? - The Letter

What's happened?

Oh, Robert, Robert. - The Letter

Oh, Robert, Robert.

Yes, sir. - The Letter

Stay in the visiting room
as long as you want. - The Letter

Stay in the visiting room as long as you want.

Better read it for yourself. - The Letter

Better read it for yourself.

Well... - The Letter

I'm quite all right. Really, I am. - The Letter

I'm quite all right. Really, I am.

I'm afraid I've made rather
a mess of things. - The Letter

I'm afraid I've made rather a mess of things.

No. - The Letter

Poor Robert. He doesn't deserve it. - The Letter

Poor Robert. He doesn't deserve it.

I'm going to try and save your life. - The Letter

I'm going to try and save your life.

It's strange that a man - The Letter

It's strange that a man

What are you doing here, Ong? - The Letter

What are you doing here, Ong?

I'll do whatever you think is right - The Letter

I'll do whatever you think is right

But don't be flippant about mine - The Letter

But don't be flippant about mine

I think we had better not drive up, sir. - The Letter

I think we had better not drive up, sir.

Please wait here.
I shall return in just a moment. - The Letter

Please wait here. I shall return in just a moment.

Please wait here for a minute... - The Letter

Please wait here for a minute...

Pardon me, please. - The Letter

Pardon me, please.

This is my friend Chung Hi. - The Letter

This is my friend Chung Hi.

Lady... - The Letter

The air's very bad in here.
Would you mind opening a window? - The Letter

The air's very bad in here. Would you mind opening a wi...

She speaks only Malay and Chinese. - The Letter

She speaks only Malay and Chinese.

I regret, Mrs. Crosbie... - The Letter

I regret, Mrs. Crosbie...

Mrs. Crosbie... - The Letter

Mrs. Crosbie...

Will you tell me what they could be doing
in that jury room for over an hour? - The Letter

Will you tell me what they could be doing in that jury room ...

Just one moment, please. - The Letter

Just one moment, please.

There's no excuse for me. - The Letter

There's no excuse for me.

He's going to forgive you. - The Letter

He's going to forgive you.

Leslie? - The Letter

-You remember the Camerons, don't you?
-Of course. Glad to see you. - The Letter

-You remember the Camerons, don't you? -Of course. Glad...

Please. - The Letter

--to Leslie when she first came out.
Remember? - The Letter

--to Leslie when she first came out. Remember?

We should make a fairly early start
in the morning, don't you think? - The Letter

We should make a fairly early start in the morning, don'...

Darling, you've done
something to this sleeve. - The Letter

Darling, you've done something to this sleeve.

Robert. - The Letter

Through no fault of yours, I've failed you... - The Letter

Through no fault of yours, I've failed you...

If you love a person - The Letter

If you love a person

So, what about you? - The Letter

So, what about you?

With all my heart - The Letter

With all my heart

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The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.

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Director: William Wyler

Writer: W. Somerset Maugham, Howard Koch

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1940

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Nov 1940

Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. 1 win & 9 nominations total

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