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The Great Lie (1941) 7.1
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child. Director:Edmund Goulding |
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Joshua Mason
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Jerome Cowan | ... |
Jock H. Thompson
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Sen. Ted Greenfield
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Thurston Hall | ... |
Worthington James
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Russell Hicks | ... |
Colonel Harriston
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Virginia Brissac | ... |
Sadie
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J. Farrell MacDonald | ... |
Dr. Ferguson
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Addison Richards | ... |
Mr. Talbot
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Sam McDaniel | ... |
Jefferson Washington
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Sandra and Pete elope but their marriage is invalid since she's not yet divorced. Sandra is, however, pregnant by Pete. Pete marries his former fiancée Maggie, then flies to South America where his plane crashes. Maggie pays Sandra to let her adopt Pete's baby. Pete returns "from the dead". Sandra and Maggie contend for Pete and the baby. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 April 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Violet: Jefferson!
[He enters]
Violet: Go out back and get that honey-glazed, peanut-fed, sweet Virginia ham.
Maggie Patterson Van Allen: You 'ain't gonna feed that man is you?
Violet: Jefferson, I'd feed the devil 'hiself if he done polished up the smile on Miss Maggie's face like that!
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(uncredited)
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Played during the home movie scene
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Trivia
Bette Davis and 'Mary Astor (I)' thought the original script was not very good. They ended up doing massive rewrites on the script themselves. See more »Goofs
Maggie's hair changes length from one shot to another, sometimes reaching her shoulders, sometimes tightly framing her face. See more »Quotes
Violet: Vioet! Lunch! Ham, honey, cake, and coffee!Violet: Jefferson!
[He enters]
Violet: Go out back and get that honey-glazed, peanut-fed, sweet Virginia ham.
Maggie Patterson Van Allen: You 'ain't gonna feed that man is you?
Violet: Jefferson, I'd feed the devil 'hiself if he done polished up the smile on Miss Maggie's face like that!
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Soundtracks
"The Sailor's Hornpipe"(uncredited)
Traditional
Played during the home movie scene
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"The Great Lie" provides an example of what the Warner
Bros. stock company could produce during the early 40s.
Bette Davis is her usual strong character, George Brent
his standard wooden but creditable personality, and Mary
Astor in a surprisingly fiery turn, is a performance which
contributes a winning balance.
The best scenes are confrontations and interactions between Davis and Astor, and they play the dramatics for
all they're worth.
It's an entertaining film, with an array of fine character
actors (including scene-stealing Hattie McDaniel) to bolster the proceedings. Max Steiner's score is on hand to
add atmosphere to the action.