The Letter

The Letter (1929)

Passed 07 Sep 1929 • Drama • 1h 5m
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Jeanne Eagels plays the bored and restless Leslie Crosbie who turns to another man, Geoffrey Hammond (Herbert Marshall) for attention when neglected by her husband Robert (Reginald Owen). Robert decides to go out for the evening to pick up a new rifle. Leslie's calm vanishes as she awaits an answer to a letter she has written Hammond. He has found a new love - a beautiful unscrupulous native woman Li Ti (Lady Tsei Mei) and has discarded Leslie.

Jean de Limur
Director
W. Somerset Maugham, Monta Bell, Jean de Limur
Writer
Jeanne Eagels, Reginald Owen, Herbert Marshall
Starring

Language: English
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 1 nomination total
Country: United States
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6.7

IMDb (891 votes)
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