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| | dOc DVD Review: The Letter (1940) |
 | | Hammond's Eurasian widow (Gale Sondergaard) holds the letter, and, through an intermediary, offers to sell it for $10,000. |
 | | In a pivotal supporting part, Sondergaard is creepily electrifying as the vengeful Eurasian wife with "eyes like a cobra" and "a face like a mask." She only utters a few words (in Malay, no less!), but her piercing gazes speak volumes, conveying heartbreak, anger, and revulsion. |
 | | A bravura performance by Bette Davis (one of her finest) and impeccable support from Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, and Gale Sondergaard make this sordid tale of deception and betrayal riveting from beginning to end. |
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