Drama · United States of America · 1929 · 1h 5m

The Letter

The Letter poster
Director
Jean de Limur
Cast
Jeanne Eagels as Leslie Crosbie Reginald Owen as Robert Crosbie Herbert Marshall as Geoffrey Hammond Irene Browne as Mrs. Joyce O. P. Heggie as Joyce Lady Tsen Mei as Li-Ti
Crew
George J. Folsey — Director of Photography Monta Bell — Editor Jean de Limur — Editor Garrett Fort — Screenplay Monta Bell — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

A plantation owner's wife goes on trial for shooting a man she says attacked her, but a handwritten letter reveals otherwise.

Mood & Themes
based on play or musicalpre-code
Key Collaborators
Jean de Limur Director George J. Folsey Director of Photography Monta Bell Editor Jean de Limur Editor Garrett Fort Screenplay Monta Bell Producer
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