The Letter.
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Leslie Crosbie, the wife of a British rubber plantation manager in Malaya, shot Geoff Hammond, a well-regarded member of the European community. Leslie is placed under arrest and put in jail in Singapore to await trial for murder. Leslie cleverly manipulates the attorney into agreeing to buy back the letter, even though in doing so he will risk his own freedom and career. Robert is devastated to learn from Leslie that Hammond was her lover.
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Copyright
© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 16Nov40; LP10068.
Complete catalog record
THE LETTER. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1940. 11 reels, sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. By W. Somerset Maugham. Credits: Director, William Wyler; screenplay, Howard Koch; music, Max Steiner. © Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 16Nov40; LP10068.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
- Wikidata · Q1168233 ↗ — color, country
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