Letty Lynton
6.8
“Put yourself in her place- a girl's dream of love realized- only to be menaced by a past indiscretion! It's thrilling- it's full of tears and laughs, it rings true because it IS true!”
Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.'s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.
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Cast
17 people
Joan Crawford
Letty Lynton
Known for
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Johnny Guitar
Robert Montgomery
Hale Darrow
Known for
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
They Were Expendable
Nils Asther
Emile Renaul
Known for
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Bluebeard
Lewis Stone
District Attorney Haney
Known for
The Lost World
Grand Hotel
May Robson
Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mother
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
A Star Is Born
Louise Closser Hale
Miranda, Letty's Maid
Known for
Shanghai Express
Platinum Blonde
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Darrow
Known for
The Great Dictator
Son of Frankenstein
Walter Walker
Mr. Darrow
Known for
Flying Down to Rio
Dangerous
William Pawley
Hennessey
Also in
The Grapes of Wrath
Bad Girl
Sidney Bracey
Waiter (Uncredited)
Known for
The Cameraman
Show People
Edward LeSaint
Dr. Sanders (Uncredited)
Known for
Modern Times
Edgar Norton
Darrow's Butler (Uncredited)
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Son of Frankenstein
Clarence Brown Director · Wanda Tuchock Writer John Meehan Writer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $347K · United States release April 30, 1932
Box office
Budget
$347,000
Worldwide gross
$1,172,000
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 30, 1932
Theatrical
United States · June 30, 2026
Digital
United States
May 13, 1932 · Theatrical
May 1, 2026 · Premiere · Turner Classic Movies Film Festival
June 30, 2026 · Physical
Australia
July 29, 1932 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 10, 1933 · Theatrical
Finland
December 10, 1932 · Theatrical
France
March 31, 1933 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 30, 1933 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 30, 1934 · Theatrical
Spain
January 12, 1934 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 27, 1933 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 1, 1932 · Theatrical
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