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She shot him. She had her reasons. The letter has hers.
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The Letter (1929)

Pre-Code scandalColonial fever dream65 minutes of chaos

Overview

Drama

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

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Content warning
based on play or musicalpre-code

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jeanne Eagels' final performance—unhinged, operatic, legendary

Direction

De Limur squeezing Maugham into 65 delicious minutes

Best for:Solo: Late night, whiskey optional, judgment suspended·Rewatch: Catch what Jeanne Eagels does with her eyes
Heads up:Violence: Opening gun murder, colonial-era racial stereotypes
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Director

Jean de Limur

ReleasedMar 17, 1929
Runtime1h 5m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Paramount Pictures

Top 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

Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington

Opium Den Dancer (Uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Jeanne Eagels died of a heroin overdose months after filming; this was her only sound film.

Cultural

Pre-Code Hollywood let Leslie get away with murder AND adultery—something the Hays Code would never permit.

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THE LETTER (Preview Clip)

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