Famously out of circulation since the 1930s due to copyright infringment charges, LETTY LYNTON  is one of pre-Code Hollywood’s greatest lost treasures. The first screen adaptation of a well-known murder trial stars Joan Crawford in a contemporary story about a woman who flees her possessive paramour (Nils Asther) in South America and falls for American tycoon Robert Montgomery. It was a commercial and critical hit, as much for the glamorous gown made by MGM’s costume designer Adrian as for the film itself. In fact, Macy’s department store sold a replica of the white organdy gown with ruffled sleeves and it led to a wild fashion craze.

90 years later, with its legal impediments expired and the film meticulously restored, LETTY LYNTON finally returns to the screen, showcasing Crawford at her most glamorous. This very special afternoon session features a unique Theatre Royal pre-screening material fitting for its Art Deco setting.