Ethel Proudlock case

The Ethel Proudlock case refers to Ethel Proudlock's 1911 trial for murder which took place in Kuala Lumpur, FMS (now Malaysia). The trial became a cause célèbre scandalising British colonial society. William Somerset Maugham wrote a short story about the case which he subsequently turned into a successful 1927 play The Letter and which in turn received several film and TV adaptions; the most well known of these is William Wyler's movie The Letter. In addition, it was referenced in the 1977 film East of Elephant Rock by Don Boyd. It was the subject of a 2000 book by Eric Lawlor.

Ethel Proudlock case

The Ethel Proudlock case refers to Ethel Proudlock's 1911 trial for murder which took place in Kuala Lumpur, FMS (now Malaysia). The trial became a cause célèbre scandalising British colonial society. William Somerset Maugham wrote a short story about the case which he subsequently turned into a successful 1927 play The Letter and which in turn received several film and TV adaptions; the most well known of these is William Wyler's movie The Letter. In addition, it was referenced in the 1977 film East of Elephant Rock by Don Boyd. It was the subject of a 2000 book by Eric Lawlor.