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The Great Lie (1941)

1h 48m · 5 Apr 1941

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.

Movie ID21904
GenreDrama
DirectorEdmund Goulding
Main castBette Davis, Mary Astor, George Brent, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel, Grant Mitchell, Jerome Cowan, Charles Trowbridge
Release date5 April 1941
Release year1941
LanguageEnglish
Duration108 min (1h 48m)
Rating7.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseWarner Bros. Pictures

Director: Edmund Goulding
Writers: Lenore J. Coffee

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Bette DavisMaggie Patterson Van Allen Mary AstorSandra Kovak George BrentPeter 'Pete' Van Allen Lucile WatsonAunt Ada Greenfield Hattie McDanielViolet Grant MitchellJoshua Mason Jerome CowanJock Thompson Charles TrowbridgeSenator Ted Greenfield Thurston HallOscar Worthington James Russell HicksColonel Harriston Virginia BrissacSadie J. Farrell MacDonaldDr. Ferguson Addison RichardsMr. Talbot Sam McDanielJefferson Washington Gino CorradoConcert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)
Sam HarrisClub Patron (uncredited)
Doris LloydSandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited) George H. ReedSenator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited) Cyril RingHarry Anderson (uncredited)
Ernestine WadeSinging Extra (uncredited)

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