CinemaOSMovie · 1941 · 1h 48m · NR
The Great Lie

Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.

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After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

Directed byEdmund Goulding

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
EN
Released
April 5, 1941
Revenue
$689,253
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Maggie Patterson Van Allen

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Sandra Kovak

George Brent

George Brent

Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

Lucile Watson

Lucile Watson

Aunt Ada Greenfield

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Violet

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Joshua Mason

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Jock Thompson

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Senator Ted Greenfield

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Oscar Worthington James

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Colonel Harriston

Creative team
Directed by
Edmund Goulding
Edmund Goulding
Written by
Lenore J. Coffee

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