Movie: "The Great Lie"
| Release Date: | Apr 1941 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards | Won Oscar. |
| Runtime: | 108 min. |
| Cast: | Bette Davis (Maggie Patterson Van Allen) George Brent (Peter 'Pete' Van Allen) Mary Astor (Sandra Kovak) Lucile Watson (Aunt Ada Greenfield) Hattie McDaniel (Violet) Grant Mitchell (Joshua 'Josh' Mason) Jerome Cowan (Jock H. Thompson) Charles Trowbridge (Sen. Ted Greenfield) Thurston Hall (Oscar Worthington 'Worthy' James) Russell Hicks (Col. Harriston) Virginia Brissac (Sadie) J. Farrell MacDonald (Dr. Ferguson (as J. Farrell Macdonald)) Addison Richards (Mr. Talbot) Sam McDaniel (Jefferson Washington) Olin Howland (Ed, Arizona Ranch Hand (scenes deleted)) Georgia Caine (Mrs. Pine (uncredited)) Richard Clayton (Page Boy (uncredited)) Billy Eugene Ferris (Pete Van Allen Jr. #1 (uncredited)) George Kirby (Minister (uncredited)) Doris Lloyd (Bertha, Sandra's Maid (uncredited)) Alphonse Martell (Backstage Waiter (uncredited)) Edmund Mortimer (Man Greeting Sandra Backstage...) George Reed (Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)) Georges Renavent (Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)) Cyril Ring (Harry Anderson (uncredited)) Napoleon Simpson (Parker, Greenfield's Chauffeur...) Timony Tennyson (Pete Van Allen Jr. #2 (uncredited)) Leo White (Waiter (uncredited)) Lottie Williams (Woman with Minister at Maggie's...) Charlotte Wynters (Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)) |
Storyline: Sandra and Pete elope but their marriage is invalid since she's not yet divorced. Sandra is, however, pregnant by Pete. Pete marries his former fiancée Maggie, then flies to South America where his plane crashes. Maggie pays Sandra to let her adopt Pete's baby. Pete returns "from the dead". Sandra and Maggie contend for Pete and the baby.
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