The 13th Letter

The 13th Letter

Infobox_Film
name = The 13th Letter


imdb_id = 0043251
director = Otto Preminger
writer = Louis Chavance (story Le Corbeau)
Howard Koch
starring = Linda Darnell
Charles Boyer
Michael Rennie
Constance Smith
Françoise Rosay
producer = Otto Preminger
music = Alex North
cinematography = Joseph LaShelle
distributor = Twentieth Century Fox
released = January 19, 1951 (U.S. release)
runtime = 85 min.
language = English

"The 13th Letter" is a 1951 film directed by Otto Preminger.

Plot

The film noir concerns a doctor at a Canadian hospital in the province of Quebec, Canada who receives a series of poison pen letters. Later, more letters all signed with the mysterious pseudonym "Raven," are delivered to others in the small Canadian town. The wife of the doctor receives a letter accusing her of having an affair. One letter informs a shell-shocked veteran that he is dying of cancer, causing the distraught man to commit suicide. Quickly, the townsfolk begin pointing fingers at all possible suspects. The film is a remake of "Le Corbeau" (1943) directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.

Reaction

[http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=109260 Channel 4] 's review of this film praised the cinematography and music score: "The movie is redolent with atmosphere: (Joseph) LaShelle's photography accentuates the black and shadows, and there's dark shading too in (Alex) North's music. The film is dominated by death and melancholy, and by Françoise Rosay as the matriarch responsible for the trouble."

Cast

*Linda Darnell as Denise Tourneur
*Charles Boyer as Dr. Laurent
*Michael Rennie as Dr. Pearson
*Constance Smith as Cora Laurent


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