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Love Letters of a Star (1936)
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66 min | Mystery

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Love Letters of a Star (1936)

Approved

66 min | Mystery

A half-demented blackmailer named Sigurd Repellen confronts Jenny Aldrich with a stack of intimate fan letters she wrote to stage star Meredith Landers. Initially Jenny submits to Repellen's demands, but when the threat of scandal mounts, ...See moreA half-demented blackmailer named Sigurd Repellen confronts Jenny Aldrich with a stack of intimate fan letters she wrote to stage star Meredith Landers. Initially Jenny submits to Repellen's demands, but when the threat of scandal mounts, she kills herself with poison rather than embarrass her prominent, wealthy Long Island family. Her suicide note reveals that she was being blackmailed, and her husband John, her parents, Veronica and Artemus Todd, and her sister Lydia inadvertently make themselves the center of a police murder investigation by trying to cover up the circumstances surrounding her death. Suspecting Landers of complicity in the blackmail scheme, Lydia's fiance, Charley Warren, a lawyer, lures Landers to his home and confronts him. Landers, however, insists he does not recall receiving letters from a woman named Jenny Aldrich, but is sure that if he had, his valet, Jaffrey, would have burned them. After threatening to continue the blackmail, Repellen visits the Todds. John knocks Repellen down, and he suddenly drops dead, apparently from a heart attack. John, however, believes he is responsible for the death, and he and Artemus dispose of the body, but are seen by a stranger, who calls the police. The stranger is a small town undertaker named Chester Blodgett. Police detective Lieutenant Valcour holds off arresting John until he has gathered more evidence. The Todds, meanwhile, take a trip on their yacht, the "Amberjack," and force Landers to come with them. Valcour arrives by seaplane and, while he searches the yacht, Landers is stabbed to death in his cabin. Valcour catches Charley stooped over the body and holding a butcher knife. Believing a family member committed the murder, Charley takes the blame. Valcour and the family later discover Blodgett in Landers' cabin and realize he is really Jaffrey, who countermanded his employer's orders to destroy the letters. After conspiring with Repellen to blackmail the Todds, Jaffrey was enraged when Repellen planned to skip town with the profits and shot him through a window at the Todd home while John was struggling with him. A thunderclap and the sound of a falling bust covered the sound of the gunshot. Jaffrey locks Valcour and the family in Landers' cabin and takes control of the yacht. Valcour outwits him, however, and is eventually trapped. See less

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry Hunter John Aldrich John Aldrich See fewer	Yellowstone (1936)
Polly Rowles Lydia Todd Lydia Todd See fewer	Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
C. Henry Gordon Lt. Valcour Lt. Valcour See fewer	Scarface (1932)
Walter Coy Charley Warren Charley Warren See fewer	The Searchers (1956)
Hobart Cavanaugh Chester Blodgett Chester Blodgett See fewer	A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Mary Alice Rice Jenny Aldrich Jenny Aldrich See fewer	Flying Hostess (1936)
Ralph Forbes Meredith Landers Meredith Landers See fewer	Twentieth Century (1934)
Alma Kruger Veronica Todd Veronica Todd See fewer	Saboteur (1942)
Samuel S. Hinds Artemus Todd Artemus Todd See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rollo Lloyd Sigurd Repellen Sigurd Repellen See fewer	The Mystery Man (1935)
Warren Hymer Chuck Chuck See fewer	Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Virginia Brissac Mrs. Blodgett Mrs. Blodgett See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Halliwell Hobbes Hotchkiss Hotchkiss See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Reynolds Denniston Captain Daws Captain Daws See fewer	The Loyal Rebel (1915)
Pierre Watkin Hobbs Hobbs See fewer	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Georges Renavent Harrington Harrington See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Howard Hickman Dr. Webster (as Howard C. Hickman) Dr. Webster (as Howard C. Hickman) See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Al Hill Chick Chick See fewer	The Last Mile (1932)
Olaf Hytten Thompson Thompson See fewer	The Good Earth (1937)
Sam McDaniel Garage Attendant Garage Attendant See fewer	The Great Lie (1941)
Edward LeSaint Dr. Edson Dr. Edson See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Max Wagner Doolin Doolin See fewer	Invaders from Mars (1953)
Arthur Yeoman Attendant Attendant See fewer	Love in a Bungalow (1937)
Henry Sylvester Doorman Doorman See fewer	The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)
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Olin Howland Actor Actor See fewer	Them! (1954)
John Hamilton Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)