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What role did Bette Davis play in William Wyler's The Letter?
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In William Wyler's 1940 film The Letter, Bette Davis portrays an unfaithful wife who kills her husband's longtime friend. Her character is married to a rubber plantation owner, played by Herbert Marshall, who subsequently goes broke attempting to protect her from imprisonment for the crime. Davis’s performance in the film earned her an Academy Award nomination.12