The Letter [17801] Released: 1940-11-21 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 95 mins Popularity: 1.3492 Vote Average: 7.3 Vote Count: 224 Overview: After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions. Cast [37] Bette DavisLeslie Crosbie Herbert MarshallRobert Crosbie James StephensonHoward Joyce Frieda InescortDorothy Joyce Gale SondergaardMrs. Hammond Bruce LesterJohn Withers Elizabeth InglisAdele Ainsworth Cecil KellawayPrescott Victor Sen YungOng Chi Seng Doris LloydMrs. Cooper Willie FungChung Hi Tetsu KomaiHead Boy Zita BacaWoman Brooks BenedictParty Guest William A. BoardwayTrial Spectator David BruceMan James CarlisleAttorney George FordParty Guest Roland GotMan Sam HarrisParty Guest Holmes HerbertRobert's Friend Charles IrwinBob's Friend Pete G. KatchenaroMan Crauford KentRobert's Friend Carl M. LevinessTrial Spectator Al LloydMan at Trial Robert Locke LorraineTrial Spectator Philo McCulloughTrial Spectator Leonard MudieFred David NewellGeoffrey Hammond Paul PanzerTrial Spectator Thomas PogueJuror #10 John RidgelyDriver Leslie SketchleyTrial Spectator Douglas WaltonWell Wisher Leo WhiteMan at Trial Otto YamaokaBartender at Par Trailers The Letter (1940) Opening Scene: Bette Davis - Herbert Marshall - 1940s Film Noir - Classic Dramas Allan Arkush discusses THE LETTER The Letter trailer 1940