The Letter 83 years old

Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!

The Letter

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises strong suspicions.

Credits

The Letter Cast

Name Character
John Ridgely He was 31, 58 years old when he died as Driver
Bette Davis She was 32, 81 years old when she died as Leslie Crosbie
Cecil Kellaway He was 47, 79 years old when he died as Prescott
Bruce Lester He was 28, 96 years old when he died as John Withers
Frieda Inescort She was 39, 74 years old when she died as Dorothy Joyce
Victor Sen Yung He was 25, 65 years old when he died as Ong Chi Seng
Gale Sondergaard She was 41, 86 years old when she died as Mrs. Hammond
Willie Fung He was 44, 49 years old when he died as Chung Hi
Herbert Marshall He was 50, 75 years old when he died as Robert Crosbie
David Bruce He was 85, 120 years old when he died as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
James Stephenson He was 51, 52 years old when he died as Howard Joyce
Leonard Mudie He was 57, 82 years old when he died as Fred (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict He was 44, 71 years old when he died as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai He was 46, 76 years old when he died as Head Boy
Doris Lloyd She was 44, 71 years old when she died as Mrs. Cooper
Leo White He was 58, 65 years old when he died as Man at Trial
Crauford Kent He was 59, 71 years old when he died as Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert He was 58, 74 years old when he died as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party
Roland Got He was 24, 32 years old when he died as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Charles Irwin He was 53, 13 years old when he died as Bob's Friend (uncredited)
Otto Yamaoka He was 36, 63 years old when he died as Bartender at Party (uncredited)
David Newell He was 1, 41 years old when he died as Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)
Douglas Walton He was 30, 51 years old when he died as Well Wisher
Elizabeth Inglis She was 27, 94 years old when she died as Adele Ainsworth

The Letter Crew

Name Department
Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (83) years old when He died Sound
Carl Jules Weyl as Art Direction. He was 49 (57) years old when He died Art
Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 42 (66) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Tony Gaudio as Director of Photography. He was 57 (67) years old when He died Camera
Warren Low as Editor. He was 35 (83) years old when He died Editing
George Amy as Editor. He was 37 (83) years old when He died Editing
William Wyler as Director. He was 38 (79) years old when He died Directing
William Wyler as Producer. He was 38 (79) years old when He died Production
W. Somerset Maugham as Theatre Play. He was 66 (91) years old when He died Writing
The Letter poster
The Letter (83 years)

Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!

  • Release day: Thursday, November 21, 1940
  • Runtime: 95 minutes