The Letter (1929)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). ... See full summary » Director:Jean de Limur |
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Title: The Letter (1929)
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Jeanne Eagels | ... | |
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O.P. Heggie | ... | |
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Herbert Marshall | ... | |
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Irene Browne | ... | |
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Lady Tsen Mei | ... | |
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Tamaki Yoshiwara | ... | |
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Kenneth Thomson | ... |
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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. Written by Cheepnis
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 September 1929 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
A Carta See more »Filming Locations:
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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Leslie Crosbie: [direct to camera] With all my heart and all my soul, I still love the man I killed!
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The original Broadway production of "The Letter" by W. Somerset Maugham opened at the Morosco Theater on September 26, 1927 and ran for 104 performances. See more »Quotes
[last lines]Leslie Crosbie: [direct to camera] With all my heart and all my soul, I still love the man I killed!
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This Jeanne Eagels performance should have won the Best Actress Academy Award. I love Mary Pickford but her performance was probably the weakest of the six nominees;however, the personality contest prevailed. Eagels' performance was focused and intense. Somerset Maugham's story of murder and intrigue will hold your attention. Film is difficult to find; it is worth the search.