Letty Lynton
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Letty Lynton is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Nils Asther. The film was directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1931 novel of the same name by M
Theatrical release poster
Publicity photo of Joan Crawford wearing Adrian's Letty Lynton gown
Madeleine Smith
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Madeleine Hamilton Smith was a Scottish woman who was accused of murdering her lover with arsenic in a sensational murder trial in Scotland in 1857. Defended by John Inglis, she was not convicted of m
Letty Lynton
…Brown and based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes; the novel is based on a historical murder allegedly committed by Madeleine Smith. Crawford plays the title character, who gets away with murder in a tale of love and blackmail. The film has since become famous partially due to its…
The building where Smith and her fiancé Minnoch each had apartments.
L'Angelier's rooming house
A sketch of the trial proceedings against Smith
6-7 Blythswood Square. Madeleine Smith's apartment house. 2020.