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Movie: The Letter with Bette Davis 3/4

They knew how to tell a story back in the day. Bette Davis shoots a man whom she claims was trying to sexually assault her.  However . . . a letter shows up from the man's Eurasian (scandalous) wife from Bette Davis asking the man to her house.  They had had an affair, he broke it off to marry the Eurasian, Bette shoots him.

Trial of Bette.  The letter is purchased so that it isn't part of the evidence.  Bette tries to reconcile with her (stupid, gullible) husband.  But at the climactic moment she screams:  With all my heart, I still love the man I murdered.  Terrific.

 Bette then walks out into the Singapore night where she is murdered by the widow of the man who jilted her.

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