Letty Lynton (1932)
April 30, 1932Release Date
Letty Lynton (1932)
April 30, 1932Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Joan Crawford
Letty Lynton
Robert Montgomery
Jerry Darrow
Nils Asther
Emile Renaul
Lewis Stone
District Attorney Haney
May Robson
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers
Clarence Brown
Director
Louise Closser Hale
Miranda, Letty's Maid
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Darrow
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Writer
Walter Walker
Mr. Darrow
John Meehan
Writer
William Pawley
Hennessey
Wanda Tuchock
Writer
Oliver T. Marsh
Cinematographer
Sidney Bracey
Waiter (Uncredited)
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Edward LeSaint
Dr. Sanders (Uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Dennis (Uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Ship's Officer at Christmas Party (Uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Ship's Steward (Uncredited)
Irving Thalberg
Producer / Executive Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Adrian
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Letty Lynton is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Nils Asther. The film was directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes; the novel is based on an historical murder allegedly committed by Madeleine Smith. Crawford plays the title character, who gets away with murder in a tale of love and blackmail.
The film has since become famous partially due to its unavailability after a 1936 court case (see § Legal status). It is remembered for the "Letty Lynton dress" designed by Adrian: a white cotton organdy gown with large ruffled sleeves, puffed at the shoulder. Macy's department store copied the dress in 1932, and it sold over 50,000 replicas nationwide.