Love Letters

1945

Drama / Mystery / Romance

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 2056 2.1K

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Plot summary

When a man asks another man more facile with words to do his wooing for him, there are always complications. The man with no talent for writing marries the girl, confesses one night he didn't write the letters and ends up with a knife in his back. The writer of the letters fell in love with the woman he wrote to and wants to become her second husband even if she did murder husband number one. Singleton doesn't remember the murder or anything about the first 22 years of her life as Victoria Remington. Then at her second wedding she wonders why she said "I take you, Roger," instead of "I take you, Allen."

Director

William Dieterle Photo
William Dieterle

Top cast

Louise Currie Photo
Louise Currie as Clara Foley
Gladys Cooper Photo
Gladys Cooper as Beatrice Remington
Mary Field Photo
Mary Field as Nurse in Italy
Reginald Denny Photo
Reginald Denny as Defense Counsel Phillips
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1 hr 41 min
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1.68 GB
1484*1080
English 2.0
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Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 41 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by steve d 6 / 10

The cast give the story more than it

The cast give the story more than it earned.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Love Letters is a film that tries to

Love Letters is a film that tries to blend a classic romance film and a murder mystery. It is fairly successful at the romance part, but perhaps a little lacking in the mystery aspect. I thought the setup of the relationship was strong, and you could sense the inevitable bond that would form between these two characters. It helps that Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten play the lead roles, because they can convey the passion and love in all its many stages throughout the film. I was drawn into their relationship, and when they hit some rocky terrain, I was worried it would create a rift between them. It’s true that Cotten’s character makes some bad choices in the film, but it never feels like he has any malicious intent, he just loves this woman and doesn’t want to risk losing her. Love Letters relies heavily on the classic amnesia trope, which can feel a little cheap. But at least it wasn’t a goofy bump on the head that caused it, but real emotional trauma. I felt the mystery early on was set up well, but once we find out more detail about what happened it became obvious. I don’t know if it’s too many years of watching police procedurals on TV, but I clued in early to what was going on, and that is always a shame because then I’m just waiting for the characters to catch up with me. It’s also a painfully slow reveal, since we have to wait for the memories to return to our main character before it can be resolved. That being said, I was still invested in the relationships in the film, and I thought the performances were strong. Love Letters is a good film that I think suffers more because I’ve seen similar stories before, even though it might have done it first.
Reviewed by Ken R 6 / 10

Love Letters – Straight From The Heart? I

Love Letters – Straight From The Heart? I had not seen this movie before but always liked the stars and the song (although in the movie, it's played and not sung). It's nicely directed by William dieterlie and well Photographed in impressive b/w by Lee Garmes, with a mysterious, visually effective production design. But, what happened to the script? Ayn Rand seemed a strange choice to adapt Christopher Massie's novel ‘Pity My Simplicity'. Rand's version comes across with all the earmarks of a sentimental melodrama - nevertheless, the picture won Awards and was popular in its day – maybe it just hasn't aged all that gracefully? Those who enjoy Mills and Boon may still find it entertaining but it's a far cry from other famous romantic classics of this era. Jenifer Jones was good to look at but hardly a fully convincing actress. When I saw that the DVD was from the Universal Vault series, had expected a re-mastered transfer on a dvd9 disc, this was not the case - here it's presented as a M.O.D. copy taken from what looks like an OK, ex-theatrical print. The image is reasonable (not excellent) but the sound is often quite poor, with noise and some distortion. I've certainly seen worse but had expected better. Some may remember the superb rendition of the famous song by Ketty Lester in the 60s - still, it's good to hear Victor Young's lush orchestral version on the soundtrack.
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