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The Great Lie (1941)

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

6.8/10 1h 48m Apr 05, 1941
Drama

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

Original Title The Great Lie
Original Language EN
Revenue $689,253
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Popularity: 1.2
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
Sandra Kovak
Popularity: 2.5
George Brent
George Brent
Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
Popularity: 0.7
Lucile Watson
Lucile Watson
Aunt Ada Greenfield
Popularity: 0.3
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Violet
Popularity: 0.2
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Joshua Mason
Popularity: 1.1
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Jock Thompson
Popularity: 0.3
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
Senator Ted Greenfield
Popularity: 0.2
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Oscar Worthington James
Popularity: 0.4
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Colonel Harriston
Popularity: 0.2
Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
Sadie
Popularity: 0.3
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
Dr. Ferguson
Popularity: 8.4

Key Crew

Director Edmund Goulding
Screenplay Lenore J. Coffee
Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis
Editor Ralph Dawson

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US

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Keywords

baby married couple pregnancy seclusion adoptive mother missing person newlywed biological mother expectant mother concert pianist missing husband uneasy alliance believed dead invalid marriage secret arrangement bad attitude

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Details
Release Date April 5, 1941
Runtime 1h 48m
Revenue $689,253
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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