The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 192
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Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall in The Letter
Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie
Gale Sondergaard as the widow of Geoffrey Hammond in the trailer for The Letter (1940)
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympa
The Letter (1940 film)
…The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, derived…
Bette Davis and Donald Meek in Broken Dishes (1929). "I was now a bona fide Broadway actress—in a hit," Davis wrote.
Bette Davis in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Davis in Of Human Bondage (1934)