Movie: The Letter

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bette Davis
Bette Davis

Leslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall

Robert Crosbie

James Stephenson
James Stephenson

Howard Joyce

Frieda Inescort
Frieda Inescort

Dorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard

Mrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester
Bruce Lester

John Withers

Elizabeth Inglis
Elizabeth Inglis

Adele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway

Prescott

Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung

Ong Chi Seng

Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Cooper

Video Trailer The Letter

Video: The Letter trailer 1940

The Letter trailer 1940

The Letter trailer 1940

Allan Arkush discusses THE LETTER

Allan Arkush discusses THE LETTER

The Letter (1940) Opening Scene: Bette Davis - Herbert Marshall - 1940s Film Noir - Classic Dramas

The Letter (1940) Opening Scene: Bette Davis - Herbert Marshall - 1940s Film Noir - Classic Dramas

All 3 videos

The Letter trailer 1940

The Letter trailer 1940 - Trailer

Allan Arkush discusses THE LETTER

Allan Arkush discusses THE LETTER - Featurette

The Letter (1940) Opening Scene: Bette Davis - Herbert Marshall - 1940s Film Noir - Classic Dramas

The Letter (1940) Opening Scene: Bette Davis - Herbert Marshall - 1940s Film Noir - Classic Dramas - Clip

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