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The Letter (1929)

"Blinded by the fury of passion - by the despair of a lost love -- she had not reckoned with "The Letter""

5.7/10 1h 5m Mar 17, 1929
Drama

A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Letter
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
Leslie Crosbie
Popularity: 0.2
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
Robert Crosbie
Popularity: 7.1
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall
Geoffrey Hammond
Popularity: 0.9
Irene Browne
Irene Browne
Mrs. Joyce
Popularity: 1.0
O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie
Joyce
Popularity: 0.9
Lady Tsen Mei
Lady Tsen Mei
Li-Ti
Popularity: 0.1
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Tamaki Yoshiwara
Ong Chi Seng
Popularity: 0.0
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)
Popularity: 2.2
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Isabel Washington
Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Jean de Limur
Screenplay Garrett Fort
Producer Monta Bell
Editor Monta Bell, Jean de Limur

Production

Paramount Pictures
US

Videos & Trailers

THE LETTER (Preview Clip)
THE LETTER (Preview Clip)
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Keywords

based on play or musical pre-code

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 6, 2022

This is a superb character-driven performance from Jeanne Eagels as the bored wife who turns from her indifferent husband "Robert" (Reginald Owen) to the caddish "Geoffrey" (Herbert Marshall). When the latter shows her his true colours, he gets his comeuppance and a trial ensues. Provocation borderi ... Read more

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Based on 21 votes

Details
Release Date March 17, 1929
Runtime 1h 5m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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