marriage proposal,jealousy,love triangle,reunion,best friend,novelist,envy,old friends,best selling author,resentment,estrangement,return home,hysterics

Old Acquaintance (1943)

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"I know what every woman expects from love ...AND WHAT SHE ACCEPTS IF SHE IS WISE!"

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Vincent Sherman
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    Kit Marlowe Bette Davis
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    Millie Drake Miriam Hopkins
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    Rudd Kendall Gig Young
  • Profile picture of John Loder
    Preston Drake John Loder
  • Profile picture of Dolores Moran
    Deirdre Drake Dolores Moran
  • Profile picture of Phillip Reed
    Lucian Grant Phillip Reed
  • Profile picture of Roscoe Karns
    Charlie Archer Roscoe Karns
  • Profile picture of Anne Revere
    Belle Carter Anne Revere

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Keywords

  • marriage proposal
  • jealousy
  • love triangle
  • reunion
  • best friend
  • novelist
  • envy
  • old friends
  • best selling author
  • resentment
  • estrangement
  • return home
  • hysterics