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The Letter

1929·Drama·1h 5m
7.1
A plantation owner's wife goes on trial for shooting a man she says attacked her, but a handwritten letter reveals otherwise.
Directed by Jean de Limur
based on play or musical
pre-code

Cast

Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
Leslie Crosbie
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
Robert Crosbie
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall
Geoffrey Hammond
Irene Browne
Irene Browne
Mrs. Joyce
O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie
Joyce
Lady Tsen Mei
Lady Tsen Mei
Li-Ti
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)

Crew

George J. Folsey
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Theatre Play

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Silentluminary
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The Letter
Woman, you've got issues
Woman, you've got issues
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Joe Co
Joe Co
The Letter
Comparing two movies based on the same concept but seperated by production code. Shoutout to Jeanne Eagels
Comparing two movies based on the same concept but seperated by production code. Shoutout to Jeanne Eagels
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Connor Everett
Connor EverettPRO
The Letter
Jeanne Eagels gives a good performance, thriving especially in her scenes on the stand, but the rest of the movie plods along with poor acting from most of the cast and dreary dialogue
Jeanne Eagels gives a good performance, thriving especially in her scenes on the stand, but the rest of the movie plods along with poor acting from most of the cast and dreary dialogue
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