The Letter

At a Malaysian rubber plantation, foreman’s wife Leslie Crosbie (Bette Davis) shoots a respected local, claiming that she was fending off a sexual assault. Though the community accepts her story, her counsel (James Stephenson) has nagging doubts...and is faced with his own dilemma when written proof of a relationship between his client and the victim comes to light. William Wyler’s taut take on the W. Somerset Maugham play co-stars Herbert Marshall, Gale Sondergaard, Victor Sen Yung. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.