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| The Letter | |
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| Directed by | Jean de Limur |
| Screenplay by | Garrett Fort |
| Based on | The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham |
| Produced by | Monta Bell |
| Starring | Jeanne Eagels O.P. Heggie |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Jean de Limur Monta Bell |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $8,900,000 (domestically) |
The Letter is an American pre-Code drama film directed by Jean de Limur and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the first full-sound feature shot at Astoria Studios in Queens, New York City.[1] A silent version of the film was also released.[2] The film stars stage actress Jeanne Eagels in her penultimate role and O.P. Heggie. The film was adapted by Garrett Fort from the 1927 play The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham. The film marks the acting debut of Reginald Owen, who played Robert Crosbie in the film.
The plot of the film follows Leslie Crosbie, a young woman living on a rubber plantation in the East Indies of Singapore, who falls in love with a man named Geoffrey Hammond, as she no longer finds any affection for her current husband, Robert Crosbie. However, Geoffrey falls in love with a Chinese woman named Li-Ti, and Leslie shoots him dead. Placed on trial for her life, Leslie perjures herself on the stand and claims that she killed Geoffrey in defense of her honor. However, a letter written by Leslie prior to the shooting that's currently owned by Li-Ti has enough evidence for the court to find her guilty of murder, therefore Leslie must try to buy the letter off Li-Ti and get rid of it to avoid it being released to the jury.
The Letter was long out of circulation. In June 2011, a restored edition of the film was released on home video by Warner Bros. as part of its Warner Archive Collection as a made-on-demand DVD.[3]
The film is in the public domain, since its copyright was never renewed.[1][4][5]
- ^ a b The Letter at silentera.com
- ^ Advertisement, Photoplay, March 1929, p.4
- ^ Kehr, Dave (July 15, 2011). "A Tragic Actress's Twilight, Burning, Not Dimming". The New York Times.
- ^ Aherne, Harold (December 18, 2007). "Copyright renewals of 1929 films". NitrateVille.
- ^ Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C.