The Letter (1940)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (1)
| Original title | The Letter |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Original work |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 1941-05-28 |
Cast
Bette Davis
Leslie Crosbie
Herbert Marshall
Robert Crosbie, Leslies man, plantageägare på Malacca
James Stephenson
Howard Joyce, Roberts vän, Leslies försvarsadvokat
Frieda Inescort
Dorothy Joyce, Howards fru
Gale Sondergaard
Mrs. Hammond, änka efter den mördade Geoffrey Hammond
Bruce Lester
John Withers, polischefen
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
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| Line Producer |
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| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
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| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor |
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| Production Mixer | |
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| Technical Advisor | |
| Dialogue Coach |
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| Dialogue | |
| Executive Producer | |
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| Unit Manager |
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| Orchestra Leader | |
| Orchestration | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor |
Cast
| Bette Davis | Leslie Crosbie | ||
| Herbert Marshall | Robert Crosbie, Leslies man, plantageägare på Malacca | ||
| James Stephenson | Howard Joyce, Roberts vän, Leslies försvarsadvokat | ||
| Frieda Inescort | Dorothy Joyce, Howards fru | ||
| Gale Sondergaard | Mrs. Hammond, änka efter den mördade Geoffrey Hammond | ||
| Bruce Lester | John Withers, polischefen | ||
| Elizabeth Earl | Adele Ainsworth, en av Leslies väninnor | ||
| Cecil Kellaway | Prescott | ||
| Victor Sen Yung (as Sen Yung) | Ong Chi Seng, Howards medhjälpare | ||
| Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Cooper | ||
| Willie Fung | Chung Hi | ||
| Tetsu Komai (as Tetsu Komai) | uppassare | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Leonard Mudie | Fred | ||
| John Ridgely | chaufför | ||
| Charles Irwin | en av Roberts vänner | ||
| Holmes Herbert | en av Roberts vänner | ||
| Douglas Walton | välgångsönskaren | ||
| David Newell | Geoffrey Hammond, Leslies älskare | ||
| Roland Got | en man | ||
| Otto Hahn | bartender på partyt | ||
| Brooks Benedict | gäst på partyt | ||
| Crauford Kent | Roberts vän i baren | ||
| Al Lloyd | man vid rättegången | ||
| Thomas Pogue | jurymedlem nr 10 | ||
| John Ridgely | chaufför | ||
| Leo White | man vid rättegången | ||
| Zita Baca | en kvinna | ||
| David Bruce | en man | ||
| Pete G. Katchenaro | en man |
Companies
| Production Company | Warner Bros.-First National Productions, Inc. | ||
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| A William Wyler Production | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Warner Bros.-First National | 1941 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 62903 |
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| Date | 1941-05-06 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2620 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | RCA Sound System |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2620 meter |
| Length in minutes | 96 min |
| Reels | 11 reels |
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| Textad |
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Original work
| Original title | The Letter (Short story) | |
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| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Original title | The Letter (Play) | |
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| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
Production location
| USA | 1940-05-27 | 1940-07-18 | ||||
| Warner Bros. Burbank Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard | Burbank, Kalifornien |
Release dates
| First showing | 1940-11-19 | Hollywood Theatre | Los Angeles | USA | 96 min | |
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| 1940-11-19 | Downtown Theatre | Los Angeles | USA | 96 min | ||
| Other showing | 1940-11-22 | Strand Theatre | New York City, New York | USA | 96 min | |
| 1940-11-23 | USA | 96 min | (US release) | |||
| Release in Sweden | 1941-05-28 | Riviera | Stockholm | Sweden | 96 min | |
| TV showing | 1962-07-29 | Sweden | 92 min | |||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2008-08-26 | |||||
| 2008-08-30 | ||||||
| 2008-10-11 | ||||||
| 2008-10-18 | ||||||
| 2021-09-25 |
Related films
| Precious Images (1986) | The Letter (1940) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2607 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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