philadelphia, pennsylvania,based on novel or book,brother,orphanage,romantic rivalry,american civil war,illegitimate child,19th century,old maid

The Old Maid (1939)

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Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Edmund Goulding
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    Charlotte Lovell Bette Davis
  • Profile picture of Miriam Hopkins
    Delia Lovell Ralston Miriam Hopkins
  • Profile picture of George Brent
    Clem Spender George Brent
  • Profile picture of Donald Crisp
    Doctor Lanskell Donald Crisp
  • Profile picture of Jane Bryan
    Clementina Jane Bryan
  • Profile picture of Louise Fazenda
    Dora Louise Fazenda
  • Profile picture of James Stephenson
    Jim Ralston James Stephenson
  • Profile picture of Jerome Cowan
    Joe Ralston Jerome Cowan

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Keywords

  • philadelphia, pennsylvania
  • based on novel or book
  • brother
  • orphanage
  • romantic rivalry
  • american civil war
  • illegitimate child
  • 19th century
  • old maid