UW Cinematheque - Summer Cinematheque
Letty Lynton | USA | 1932 | DCP | 84 min. Director: Clarence Brown
Event Details
Date
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther
This terrific MGM pre-code melodrama was inspired by the notorious 19th-century Madeleine Smith murder trial. Crawford stars as the title character, a glamorous socialite fleeing a destructive affair in South America and seeking a fresh start with a wealthy suitor (Montgomery). When her former lover (Asther) attempts to blackmail her, Letty is driven to desperate measures.
This terrific MGM pre-code melodrama was inspired by the notorious 19th-century Madeleine Smith murder trial. Crawford stars as the title character, a glamorous socialite fleeing a destructive affair in South America and seeking a fresh start with a wealthy suitor (Montgomery). When her former lover (Asther) attempts to blackmail her, Letty is driven to desperate measures.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jehealy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, July 9, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.