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The Great Lie (1941)

NR · 1941-04-05 · 1h 48m · EN
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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.

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Edmund GouldingDirector
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$689.3K

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Bette DavisBette DavisMaggie Patterson Van AllenGeorge BrentGeorge BrentPeter 'Pete' Van AllenMary AstorMary AstorSandra KovakHattie McDanielHattie McDanielVioletLucile WatsonLucile WatsonAunt Ada GreenfieldGrant MitchellGrant MitchellJoshua MasonJerome CowanJerome CowanJock ThompsonThurston HallThurston HallOscar Worthington JamesSam McDanielSam McDanielJefferson WashingtonCharles TrowbridgeCharles TrowbridgeSenator Ted GreenfieldRussell HicksRussell HicksColonel HarristonVirginia BrissacVirginia BrissacSadie

Keywords

Missing personPregnancyBabyNewlywedMarried coupleExpectant motherMissing husbandUneasy allianceAdoptive motherSeclusionBiological motherConcert pianistBelieved deadInvalid marriageSecret arrangementBad attitude

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityMissing Person · Pregnancy · BabyDialogue densityDramaDirector preference272384Actor preference220377 · 298381 · 266611Country preferenceUs

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

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The Great Lie has a runtime of 108 minutes.

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