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Letter of Introduction (1938)

Letter of Introduction poster
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging actor takes a young woman under his wing. She hopes for a break in show business while dealing with her family's past.

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What happens

Letter of Introduction is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by John M. Stahl. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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