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Movie
The Letter
Released: November 21, 1940 (1940)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- James Stephenson as Howard Joyce
Age at release: 51
- Herbert Marshall as Robert Crosbie
Age at release: 50
- Cecil Kellaway as Prescott
Age at release: 50
- Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Cooper
Age at release: 49
- Gale Sondergaard as Mrs. Hammond
Age at release: 41
- Frieda Inescort as Dorothy Joyce
Age at release: 39
- Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie
Age at release: 32
- Bruce Lester as John Withers
Age at release: 28
- Elizabeth Inglis as Adele Ainsworth
Age at release: 27
- Victor Sen Yung as Ong Chi Seng
Age at release: 25
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- Sam Harris as Party Guest (uncredited)
Age at release: 63
- Crauford Kent as Robert's Friend at Bar (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
- James Carlisle as Attorney (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Holmes Herbert as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Leonard Mudie as Fred (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Al Lloyd as Man at Trial (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
- Carl M. Leviness as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 55
- Charles Irwin as Bob's Friend (uncredited)
Age at release: 53
- Philo McCullough as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Tetsu Komai as Head Boy
Age at release: 46
- Willie Fung as Chung Hi
Age at release: 44
- Brooks Benedict as Party Guest (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- George Ford as Party Guest (uncredited)
Age at release: 35
- David Newell as Geoffrey Hammond (uncredited)
Age at release: 35
- David Bruce as Man (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
- Roland Got as Man (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
- Zita Baca as Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 23
- William A. Boardway as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Pete G. Katchenaro as Man (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Locke Lorraine as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown