The Letter

The Letter

Blinded by the fury of passion - by the despair of a lost love -- she had not reckoned with "The Letter"

NR 1929 · 65 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

A plantation owner's wife goes on trial for shooting a man she says attacked her, but a handwritten letter reveals otherwise.

Directed by Jean de Limur · Written by Garrett Fort

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