Bette Davis
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Movies based on Plays – II
Here is the second installment of my series of articles on movies based on plays. I suggest that my readers read the first part of this series, where I cover the pros and cons of adapting a play to the big screen or TV. The Letter (1940) This adaptation of ‘The Letter,’ a play by Read more
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Movie Review: The Letter (1940)
The Letter is classic melodrama, starring Bette Davis, based on a play by based on a play by Somerset Maugham. (Classic melodramas are Victorian dramas with orchestral music usually used in the background for effect. They were the precursors for noir. An article detailing Melodramas and comparing them to Film Noir will be featured in Read more
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