3.52-The Letter with Lewis Beer

Send us Fan MailToday's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film The Letter. I'm joined by Lewis Beer from the "Slow Moving Pictures" newsletter and we talk about the importance of sound right from the beginning of the film, the structural differences between the play and the film versions of the story, and the force that was Jeanne Eagles in this film that was sadly lost not long after its release.You can watch The Letter on YouTube and be sure to check out Lewis's newsletter.Other films mentioned in this episode include:Red Desert directed by Michelangelo AntonioniThe Seventh Seal directed by Ingmar BergmanThe Exorcist directed by William FriedkinThe Greatest Story Ever Told directed by George StevensGame of Thrones (series)The General Line directed by Sergei M. EisensteinThe Letter directed by William WylerA Woman Under the Influence directed by John CassavetesAll About Eve directed by Joseph L. MankiewiczOf Human Bondage directed by John CromwellDangerous directed by Alfred E. GreenBabylon directed by Damien ChazelleJeanne Eagels directed by George SidneyMary Poppins directed by Robert StevensonBedknobs and Broomsticks directed by Robert StevensonThe Good Fairy directed by William WylerMurder! directed by Alfred HitchcockThe Little Foxes directed by William WylerThe Bride of Frankenstein directed by James WhaleCavalcade directed by Frank LloydPygmalion directed by Leslie Howard and Anthony AsquithThe Red Shoes directed by Michael Powell and Emeric PressburgerFor the Freedom of the East directed by Ira M. Lowry (lost film)White Shadows in the South Seas  directed by W.S. Van Dyke"Killing the Killer" directed by Ulrich K.T. Schulz"Tin Toy" directed by John LasseterToy Story directed by John LasseterSadie Thompson directed by Raoul Walsh (listen to my previous episode on that film)The Invisible Man directed by James WhaleIsland of Lost Souls directed by Erle C. KentonOther referenced topics:Manchester Guardian article about the arrival of sound cinemaThe Letter by W. Somerset MaughamAlt Film Guide review of The Letter"Dr. Ramona Curry on Lady Tsen Mei, the First Chinese-American Film Star" by Paul R. SpitzzeriPhotoplay spread featuring Lady Tsen MeiEthel Proudlock case which inspired the story and play that inspired the filmSupport the show