Directed by:
Otto PremingerScreenplay:
Howard KochCinematography:
Joseph LaShelleComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Linda Darnell, Charles Boyer, Michael Rennie, Constance Smith, Françoise Rosay, Judith Evelyn, Robin Hughes, Patrick O'Moore, Gilles Pelletier, J. Léo Gagnon (more)Plots(1)
A remake of the French Le Corbeau ("The Raven"), The Thirteenth Letter is a film noir in a curious setting -- a rural village deep in Quebec, seemingly sleepy and typical. Dr. Laurent (Charles Boyer) returns from a medical convention in Montreal, anxious to see his much younger wife, Cora (Constance Smith). Cora is attracted to Dr. Pearson (Michael Rennie), a young doctor who moved into the town soon after his unfaithful wife killed herself. Soon Pearson, Laurent and Cora all receive letters -- signed "the Raven" -- hinting at an affair between Pearson and Cora. Soon more poison pen letters are showing up around town, including one which insinuates that Pearson has not been telling the truth about the medical condition of a wounded war hero. Distraught, the veteran takes his life, unaware that the information in the letter was a lie. Meanwhile, Pearson has become attracted to Denise, (Linda Darnell), a romance-starved young woman born with a clubfoot. As suspicion builds about who is sending the letters -- and about whether Pearson should be trusted -- the Mayor takes charge of the investigation, and Pearson doubles his efforts to prove his innocence. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Linda Darnell
USA
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Charles Boyer
France
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Michael Rennie
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Constance Smith
Ireland
Best movies:
Brighton Rock (1947)
Man in the Attic (1953)
Françoise Rosay
France
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Two Timid Souls (1928)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
Judith Evelyn
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Rear Window (1954)
Giant (1956)
Robin Hughes
Argentina
Best movies:
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Quo Vadis (1951)
The Court Jester (1955)
Patrick O'Moore
Ireland
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Conflict (1945)
Gilles Pelletier
Canada
Best movies:
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
I Confess (1953)
The Age of Ignorance (2007)
J. Léo Gagnon
Canada
Best movies:
Kamouraska (1973)
Ovila Légaré
Canada
Best movies:
I Confess (1953)
Camille Ducharme
Canada