LETTER - BLU-1940-BETTE DAVIS-WARNER ARCHIVE COLL

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• Release Year: 1940
• Genre: Drama, Film-Noir
• Plot: Six years after exploding to stardom in Of Human Bondage, Bette Davis equaled that excitement with another W. Somerset Maugham role as an adulteress using her sexual wiles to escape a murder conviction in The Letter. ; ; The film throbs with sultry tension thanks to Davis, an impeccable supporting cast, atmospheric cinematography and the artistry of three-time Academy Award winner* William Wyler, Davis' director on Jezebel and The Little Foxes. Nominated for seven Oscars , including Best Picture, Actress, Director and Supporting Actor, The Letter remains one of Hollywood's most special deliveries, a peerless example of melodrama as movie art.
• Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Gale Sondergaard, Bruce Lester, Elizabeth Inglis, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Sen Yung, Doris Lloyd, Willie Fung, Tetsu Komai, Zita Baca, Brooks Benedict, William A. Boardway, David Bruce, James Carlisle, George Ford, Roland Got, Sam Harris, Holmes Herbert, Charles Irwin, Pete G. Katchenaro, Crauford Kent, Carl M. Leviness, Al Lloyd, Robert Locke Lorraine, Philo McCullough, Leonard Mudie, David Newell, Paul Panzer, Thomas Pogue, John Ridgely, Leslie Sketchley, Douglas Walton, Leo White, Otto Yamaoka, William Wyler, W. Somerset Maugham, Howard Koch
• Director: William Wyler
• Runtime: 1:35
• Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. First National Pictures, Turner Entertainment Co., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie