The Letter
Blinded by the fury of passion - by the despair of a lost love -- she had not reckoned with "The Letter"
1929 | 65m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Jean de Limur |
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| Writer: | Garrett Fort |
| Staring: |
| A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 1929 |
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| Director: | Jean de Limur |
| Writer: | Garrett Fort |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on play or musical, pre-code |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeanne Eagels | Leslie Crosbie |
| Reginald Owen | Robert Crosbie |
| Herbert Marshall | Geoffrey Hammond |
| Irene Browne | Mrs. Joyce |
| O. P. Heggie | Joyce |
| Lady Tsen Mei | Li-Ti |
| Tamaki Yoshiwara | Ong Chi Seng |
| Fredi Washington | Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Isabel Washington | Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jean de Limur | Editor, Dialogue, Director |
| Garrett Fort | Screenplay |
| W. Somerset Maugham | Theatre Play |
| Monta Bell | Dialogue, Editor |
| George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Irvin Talbot | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Monta Bell | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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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 ... ng on attempted rape is cited and she looks set for acquittal until it emerges that his Chinese mistress is in possession of a letter that might not quite support her version of the story - and she wants £10,000 for it! The production is quite heavily styled, very theatrical without very much visual intensity (the print I saw was really rather dark and gloomy) - but it's the performance from the star that sets this apart. She is enthralling, her stage background helping to provide us with an excellent tour de force that is really good to watch.