The Great Lie (1941)

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Written by Polan Banks, Lenore J. Coffee

Directed by Edmund Goulding

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1941

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Black and White

Mary Astor won an Oscar for her portrayal of a bitchy concert pianist who becomes one side of a romantic triangle in this fine melodrama. Bette Davis plays the other victim of a reckless playboy's actions.

Cast

Bette DavisMaggie Patterson Van Allen
George BrentPeter 'Pete' Van Allen
Mary AstorSandra Kovack
Lucile WatsonAunt Ada Greenfield
Hattie McDanielViolet
Grant MitchellJoshua 'Josh' Mason
Jerome CowanJock H. Thompson
Charles TrowbridgeSen. Ted Greenfield
Thurston HallOscar Worthington 'Worthy' James
Russell HicksCol. Harrison
Virginia BrissacSadie Arizona Housekeeper
J. Farrell MacDonaldDr. Ferguson
Addison RichardsMr. Talbot
Sam McDanielJefferson Washington

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