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The Letter 1929 Directed by Jean de Limur

Blinded by the fury of passion - by the despair of a lost love -- she had not reckoned with "The Letter"

A planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company Paramount Pictures
Release Date 17 March 1929
65 mins
Cast
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels Leslie Crosbie
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen Robert Crosbie
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall Geoffrey Hammond
Irene Browne
Irene Browne Mrs. Joyce
O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie Joyce
Lady Tsen Mei
Lady Tsen Mei Li-Ti
Tamaki Yoshiwara
Tamaki Yoshiwara Ong Chi Seng
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)
Isabel Washington
Isabel Washington Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)
Crew
Director
Jean de Limur
Jean de Limur
Writer
Garrett Fort
Garrett Fort
Producer
Monta Bell
Monta Bell
Cinematography
George J. Folsey
George J. Folsey
Editors
Monta Bell
Monta Bell
Jean de Limur
Jean de Limur
Original Writer
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Music
Irvin Talbot
Irvin Talbot