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The Letter
When a woman shoots her lover, she claims to have acted in self-defence and expects a speedy trial to find her innocent. But she learns that the victim's widow holds an incriminating letter, available to her at a price.
Based on a play by W Somerset Maugham.
Last on
Sat 6 Jan 2018
15:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Leslie Crosbie | Bette Davis |
| Robert Crosbie | Herbert Marshall |
| Howard Joyce | James Stephenson |
| Mrs Hammond | Gale Sondergaard |
| John Withers | Bruce Lester |
| Adele Ainsworth | Elizabeth Earl |
| Prescott | Cecil Kellaway |
| Ong Chi Seng | Victor Sen Yung |
| Mrs Cooper | Doris Lloyd |
| Chung Hi | Willie Fung |
| Head boy | Tetsu Komai |
| Dorothy Joyce | Frieda Inescort |
| Director | William Wyler |
| Writer | Howard Koch |
| Author | W Somerset Maugham |
| Producer | William Wyler |
| Composer | Max Steiner |
| Director of photography | Tony Gaudio |
Broadcast
- Sat 6 Jan 2018 15:00
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