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The Great Lie

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

1941 · 1h 48m · 7.0 on TMDB

NR

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

Cast

Bette Davis
Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Mary Astor
Sandra Kovak
George Brent
Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
Lucile Watson
Aunt Ada Greenfield

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

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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

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Sadie

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Dr. Ferguson

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by

Edmund Goulding

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Released: April 5, 1941
Box office: $689K

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