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William Wyler: Picture Oscar
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William Wyler was notorious for endless repetitions of single takings and that he didn't communicate clearly what he really wanted. But the result speaks for itself. Altogether ten of his movies were nominated for the best picture and three dozen actors got an Oscar award or were nominated for it.
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The Letter combines William Wyler's smooth direction and a fine performance from Bette Davis into one of the screen's best melodramas. The film is distinguished by its lush production values, including Tony Gaudio's cinematography and costume gowns by Orry-Kelly, but mostly it is Davis who carries the film. She is ably assisted by her co-stars, particularly Herbert Marshall as her husband and James Stephenson as her lawyer. W. Somerset Maugham's source novel provides a strong framework, which had been filmed before in 1929, with Marshall as the murdered lover. Although the Wyler version scored an impressive seven Oscar nominations, it went home empty-handed. ~ Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide
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The subject files contain clippings, miscellaneous correspondence, contract files, and information about Wyler's political activities. The bulk of the correspondence ends around 1940 and resumes in the 1960s. Of interest is correspondence with Carl Laemmle and a copy of Laemmle's will, as well as files on numerous people whom Wyler aided prior to World War II. There is ... a small amount of personal information, including files on his brothers, as well as Southern Methodist University oral histories with Wyler and Margaret "Talli" Wyler. The World War II files contain information about Wyler's service in the U.S. Army, including orders, correspondence, photographs, and newspapers and magazines. Of note are the rosters for the First Motion Picture Unit, as well as correspondence relating to his work on
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