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Starring Jennifer Jones (Duel in the Sun) and Joseph Cotten (Peking Express), Love Letters is a romantic film noir about a lovely, trusting young woman who suffers from amnesia after her husband’s violent death. During World War II, Roger Morland persuades his friend Alan Quinton (Cotten) to write passionate love letters to Victoria Remington (Jones). Believing that Roger is the author of the letters, she marries him. Roger’s deception sets in motion a dire chain of events that locks Victoria in a world of fear and clouded memories. So begins a tale of intrigue, love and suspense, as Alan returns home in search of Victoria, the woman he loves. Once he finds her, can he risk driving her over the edge with the knowledge of her past life? Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Jones), this gripping mystery thriller from director William Dieterle (I’ll Be Seeing You, Portrait of Jennie) and screenwriter Ayn Rand (The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged) both touches the heart and teases the mind.
Original Release
08/25/1945
US Release
08/25/1945
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jennifer Jones | Victoria Morland aka Singleton / Singleton |
Joseph Cotten | Alan Quinton / Allen Quinton |
Ann Richards | Dilly Carson |
Cecil Kellaway | Mac |
Gladys Cooper | Beatrice Remington |
Anita Louise | Helen Wentworth |
Robert Sully | Roger Morland |
Reginald Denny | Defense Counsel Phillips |
Ernest Cossart | Bishop |
Byron Barr | Derek Quinton |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jennifer Jones | Victoria Morland aka Singleton / Singleton |
Joseph Cotten | Alan Quinton / Allen Quinton |
Ann Richards | Dilly Carson |
Cecil Kellaway | Mac |
Gladys Cooper | Beatrice Remington |
Anita Louise | Helen Wentworth |
Robert Sully | Roger Morland |
Reginald Denny | Defense Counsel Phillips |
Ernest Cossart | Bishop |
Byron Barr | Derek Quinton |
Harry Allen | Farmer |
Conrad Binyon | Boy in Library |
Nina Borget | Italian Waitress |
Matthew Boulton | Judge |
Clifford Brooke | Cart Driver |
David Clyde | Postman |
Alec Craig | Dodd |
Catherine Craig | Jeanette Campbell |
Louise Currie | Clara Foley |
Mary Field | Nurse in Italy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1946 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1946 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1946 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1946 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |