"Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!" 21 November 1940 Drama, Crime 95 mins
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
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Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie
Herbert Marshall as Robert Crosbie
James Stephenson as Howard Joyce
Frieda Inescort as Dorothy Joyce
Gale Sondergaard as Mrs. Hammond
Bruce Lester as John Withers
Elizabeth Inglis as Adele Ainsworth
Cecil Kellaway as Prescott
Victor Sen Yung as Ong Chi Seng
Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Cooper
Willie Fung as Chung Hi
Tetsu Komai as Head Boy
Zita Baca as Woman (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict as Party Guest (uncredited)
William A. Boardway as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
David Bruce as Man (uncredited)
Robert Lord Associate Producer
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Jack L. Warner Executive In Charge Of Production
Dolph Thomas Sound
Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
Hugo Friedhofer Orchestrator
John Villasin Technical Advisor
Louis Vincenot Technical Advisor
William Wyler Director
W. Somerset Maugham Theatre Play
Howard Koch Screenplay
Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
William Wyler Producer
Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Tony Gaudio Director of Photography
George Amy Editor
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Brazil 25 July 2005
United Kingdom 31 May 1941
Portugal 22 October 1942
United States 22 November 1940
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