by Warner Home Video
Sales Rank: 15380
Price: $17.99
While her husband inspects his rubber planatation leslie crosbie murders geoffrey hammond. His widow has a letter written by leslie asking him to meet her as her lover the night of the murder. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/14/2005 Starring: Bette Davis James Stephenson Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Nr Director: William Wyler
Viewer Reviews THE LETTER, after all these years (it was made in 1940), continues to mesmerize. A very young, thin, Bette Davis is a revelation. The black and white format gives the film the mystique and the photography is wonderful. The lighting is superb throughout the film. The story line is difficult to imagine, but she pulls it off. When she says, "Is it because I'm evil?" you find it difficult to accept. The widow of the man she murdered is chilling. When she is on the screen you forget about Ms. Davis and everyone else in the frame. No doubt this happened somewhere in Malaysia at one time. I watched it again last night and the chills are still there after all these years. It is difficult to accept Ms. Davis was born 100 years ago. Her work is as fresh as yesterday. She was in her early 30's when she made this. She could not have fantasized in her wildest dreams what was in store for her in the future. Awards, heartbreak, illness. There was only one Bette Davis. There will never be another actress who will come close to her genius. Ever.
