The Letter (1940)





The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.


Books with substantial mentioning of The Letter

David Thomson
Moments that made the movies
London, 2014

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

David Zinman
50 Classic Motion Pictures, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
New York, 1970

Books with an entry on The Letter

Michael F. Keaney
Film Noir Guide, 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2003