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Poison Pen

1939, Movie, NR, 66 mins

Poison Pen: Review

An intriguing story of psychological instability, based on a play by the author of How Green Was My Valley. It takes place in a small English community that is swept with hysteria when a number of poison pen letters are mailed to villagers, making wild and scandalous accusations. This results in a murder and suicide. Police bring in a handwriting analyst who tracks the letters to the spinster sister of the village vicar, a virtuous figure and town benefactress. Apparently he... read more leave a comment