Does The Letter end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Letter easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Letter violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Letter

Name: The Letter
Genre: Drama
Released: 1929
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Jeanne Eagels, Reginald Owen, Herbert Marshall, Irene Browne, O. P. Heggie

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

Directed by Jean de Limur

Produced by Paramount Pictures

192965 min5.6 / 10

A morally complex courtroom drama about passion, deception, and the consequences of a woman's hidden crime, driven by the revelation of a damning letter.

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

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Romantic Psychological Thrillers

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Play Or Musical Pre-code

Questions people ask

Does The Letter end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Letter sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Letter easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Letter scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Letter violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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