The Letter (1940)

The Letter is a film noir from 1940 film directed by William Wyler. The film is based on a play by w. Somerset Maugham, to see that in 1927 was in London. The film was also made in 1929, directed by Jean de Limur. In that Oscar-nominated version had Jeanne Eagles and starring Reginald Owen . The film was remade in 1947 under the title The Unfaithful. In that film, Ann Sheridan had the lead role.

The Letter gave up seven Oscar nominations, but won none. Besides a nomination for Best Film, the film also received nominations for Best Director (Wyler), best actress (Davis), best supporting actor (Stephenson), best cinematography, best editing and best music score.

The end of the movie differs from the end of the play, because Production Code did not allow that a person would come away with adultery and murder. [3] ==Story[ Edit] == When Leslie Crosbie kill a man in cold blood, she tells her husband that this came up against her and she did this purely out of self defense. Her lawyer learns that something is not right to her story. When a mighty woman of Asian descent possess a letter from her in which she had invited the man to her home earlier that day and wrote about their affair, the lawyer discovered that way that Leslie had an affair with the man and this death intentionally shot. The lawyer has mixed feelings about the letter, but nevertheless defend its decision to stay. When the Asian woman is demanding a large sum of money in Exchange for the letter, will have to tell the truth to her husband Leslie the letter to be able to buy with his money. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==
 * Bette Davis -Leslie Crosbie
 * Herbert Marshall -Robert Crosbie
 * James Stephenson -Howard Joyce
 * Frieda Inescort -Dorothy Joyce
 * Gale Sondergaard -Mrs. Hammond