The Letter

The Letter (1929)

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

A plantation owner's wife goes on trial for shooting a man she says attacked her, but a handwritten letter reveals otherwise.

Date of release
1929-03-17
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jean de Limur

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Letter
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The Letter is a 1929 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. A silent version of the film was also released. 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, and the sound film debut of Herbert Marshall, who had appeared in only one previous motion picture, the British film Mumsie in 1927.

Production

The story was inspired by a real-life scandal involving the Eurasian wife of the headmaster of a school in Kuala Lumpur, who was convicted in a murder trial after shooting dead a male friend in April 1911. She was eventually pardoned by the local sultan after a public furor.

Very little is known about the film's production. The film was shot at Astoria Studios in Queens, New York City. The film consisted of 5,778 ft, with at least six reels. In 1931, Paramount Pictures released versions of the film dubbed in the Spanish, German, French and Italian languages.

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