British stage actor James Stephenson is best-known today as the suave and determined lawyer defending adulteress-murderer Bette Davis in William Wyler's classic Warner Bros. drama, The Letter. Stephenson's performance was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and is held in high critical esteem. He appeared in at least thirty-nine major movies during 1937-1941 before his life and career were tragically cut short. Author David A. Redfern draws on the late actor's personal archive and other primary source material to unravel the truth in a richly researched biography that...