The Great Lie (1941)

04/05/1941 (US) • 1h 48m

Drama

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

Overview

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

Top Billed Cast

Bette Davis

Maggie Patterson Van Allen

Mary Astor

Sandra Kovak

George Brent

Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

Lucile Watson

Aunt Ada Greenfield

Grant Mitchell

Joshua Mason

Jerome Cowan

Jock Thompson

Charles Trowbridge

Senator Ted Greenfield

Thurston Hall

Oscar Worthington James


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$689,253.00

Keywords

baby

married couple

pregnancy

seclusion

adoptive mother

missing person

newlywed

biological mother

expectant mother

concert pianist

missing husband

uneasy alliance

believed dead

invalid marriage

secret arrangement

bad attitude

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