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The Great Lie (1941)
"Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth."
Movie
Audience
Score
69
Starring
Bette Davis
Mary Astor
George Brent
Director
Edmund Goulding
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NR
1 hr 48 min
Apr 12th, 1941
Drama
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Plot
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
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Movie Details
Theatrical Release:
April 12th, 1941
Movie Box Office Gross:
$689,253 (Worldwide)
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Hal B. Wallis
Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures
pregnancy
baby
missing person
married couple
newlywed
concert pianist
missing husband
biological mother
expectant mother
seclusion
Cast & Crew
B
Bette Davis
as Maggie Patterson Van Allen
M
Mary Astor
as Sandra Kovak
G
George Brent
as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
L
Lucile Watson
as Aunt Ada Greenfield
H
Hattie McDaniel
as Violet
G
Grant Mitchell
as Joshua Mason
L
Lenore J. Coffee
Screenplay
E
Edmund Goulding
Director
P
Polan Banks
Novel
B
Byron Haskin
Special Effects
R
Robert Burks
Special Effects
R
Ray Heindorf
Orchestrator
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