130K views · 10K reactions | "I think I should tell you that there is in existence... a letter." THE LETTER premiered on November 22, 1940!. | Bette Davis | Facebook

The Letter (1940) Trailer - Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story. The play was first filmed in 1929, by director Jean de Limur. The story was inspired by a real-life scandal involving the Eurasian wife of the headmaster of a

Bette Davis cemented herself as a fashion icon through films like NOW, VOYAGER ('42), DARK VICTORY ('39), and ALL ABOUT EVE ('50). Playing a range of characters from the glamorous to the grotesque, Davis' costumes were an integral part of her most memorable roles. #LightsCameraFashion | Turner Classic Movies: TCM