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The Great Lie (1941)

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

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 & Crew

Director
Edmund Goulding
  • Profile picture of Bette Davis
    Maggie Patterson Van Allen Bette Davis
  • Profile picture of Mary Astor
    Sandra Kovak Mary Astor
  • Profile picture of George Brent
    Peter 'Pete' Van Allen George Brent
  • Profile picture of Lucile Watson
    Aunt Ada Greenfield Lucile Watson
  • Profile picture of Hattie McDaniel
    Violet Hattie McDaniel
  • Profile picture of Grant Mitchell
    Joshua Mason Grant Mitchell
  • Profile picture of Jerome Cowan
    Jock Thompson Jerome Cowan
  • Profile picture of Charles Trowbridge
    Senator Ted Greenfield Charles Trowbridge

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  • uneasy alliance
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  • invalid marriage
  • secret arrangement
  • bad attitude