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Letty Lynton Overview:

Letty Lynton (1932) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Hunt Stromberg and Irving Thalberg.

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Letty Lynton (1932): A Hidden Classic

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 15, 2021 From 4 Star Films

Letty Lynton is one of those hidden movies cinephiles look to unearth from the sands of time. In this case, it’s namely because it’s notoriously difficult to view after a court case in 1936 deemed it was too close in plot to the play Unfaithful Woman, which, coincidentally was made into ... Read full article

Redimida / Letty Lynton (1932)

By Lê on Jul 29, 2016 From Critica Retro

Redimida / Letty Lynton (1932) Em 2013, o responsável pela programação do canal TCM Charlie Tabesh nos revelou que um dos filmes mais solicitados pelo público é “Redimida” (1932). E foi por esta recomendação indireta que eu procurei o filme, e não me decepcionei. Porque é... Read full article

Letty Lynton (1932) (1)

By Angela on Nov 1, 2012 From Hollywood Revue

Wealthy heiress Letty Lynton (Joan Crawford) has been busy living the high life in Uruguay.  She’s been carrying on a sordid affair with Emile Renaul (Nils Asther) for a while, but when she decides to give him up, she gets on the next boat home to New York. Letty’s tried leaving Emile b... Read full article

Letty Lynton (1932) (2)

By KC on Jan 29, 2012 From Classic Movies

This is a repost (with edits) in honor of the LAMB event taking place on Monday, 1/29. The pre-code drama Letty Lynton (1932) is best known for two reasons: being unavailable to the general public due to legal issues (you can read about that kerfuffle here) and the “Letty Lynton dress&#8221... Read full article

Letty Lynton (1932) – Movie Chain Review #3

By KC on Dec 2, 2009 From Classic Movies

Wendy from Movie Viewing Girl has started a movie review chain. She got things rolling with her review of The Women (1939). For link #2 of the chain, Kate from Silents and Talkies chose Norma Shearer as her link to the next review Private Lives (1931) . Now I am continuing the chain with my review o... Read full article

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Letty Lynton Quotes:

District Attorney Haney: Lawyers with brains are scarce.
Letty Lynton: You know I never kiss anyone before one o'clock.
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Letty Lynton Facts
This film is loosely based on the life of Madeleine Smith, whose story was told more fully in David Lean's film Madeleine.
This film has been unavailable since a Federal court ruled on 17 January 1936 that the script used by MGM too closely followed the play "Dishonored Lady" by Edward Sheldon and Margaret Ayer Barnes without acquiring the rights to this play or giving credit. The U.S. copyright of the play will expire in 2025.
Adrian, fashion designer for MGM's fabled leading ladies, unveiled the Joan Crawford soon-to-be-signature padded-shoulders look in this picture.
The ruffled-shoulder organdy dress worn by Letty set off a nationwide fashion craze; according to one book, the dress sold 1 million copies in America.
On 28 July 1939 the 2nd Court of Appeals awarded one-fifth of the net of "Lettie Lyton" to the plaintiffs (Edward Sheldon and Margaret Ayer Barnes) in their plagiarism action against M-G-M, M-G-M Distributing Company, Lowe's Inc. and Culver Exchange Corporation. It was said to be the first copyright decision ever to direct the apportionment of profits on the relative basis as has prevailed in the instance of patent suits wherein a patent has been appropriated. On November 7, 1939 M-G-M petitioned the United States Supreme Court to overturn the Court of Appeals ruling stating that the questions arising in the suit are predicated solely upon the copyright laws of the U.S., and not the patent laws. The M-G-M lawyers charged 8 errors in the decision.
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