"Letty Lynton was a hit at the box office although something of a conundrum for the critics. They just couldn't understand how MGM had managed to sneak such a risque story past the censors."
"MGM had wanted to buy the rights to a play called Dishonored Lady, but its booze, drugs and sex content meant it had already been designated by the Hays office as unfit for motion picture adaptation."
"Crawford relished the role of the glamorous murderer, later describing it as one hell of a story and script and character I could really get to grips with."
"MGM bought the rights to Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel Letty Lynton, which was inspired by the real-life case of Madeleine Smith, a Scottish socialite tried for murder."
Letty Lynton, a 1932 MGM film starring Joan Crawford, has not been screened legally since January 1936. The film, which tells the story of a Manhattan socialite and her tumultuous relationships, was a box office success but faced criticism for its risqué content. MGM initially sought the rights to the play Dishonored Lady but opted for Letty Lynton due to censorship issues. Crawford embraced her role as a glamorous murderer, collaborating with director Clarence Brown, despite her reservations about her co-star Robert Montgomery.
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