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Director:
Vincent Sherman
Writers:
John Van Druten (play)
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Release Date:
27 November 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
great story, excellent performances, underrated film more

Cast

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Bette Davis ... Kit Marlowe
Miriam Hopkins ... Millie Drake
Gig Young ... Rudd Kendall
John Loder ... Preston Drake
Dolores Moran ... Deirdre Drake
Phillip Reed ... Lucian Grant (as Philip Reed)
Roscoe Karns ... Charlie Archer

Anne Revere ... Belle Carter
Esther Dale ... Harriet
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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (certificate #9000) | Australia:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Vincent Sherman wanted Eleanor Parker for the role of Deidre, but the studio stuck with original director Edmund Goulding's choice of Dolores Moran for the part. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the bedroom scene with Preston, Kit is on the telephone with Julia Broadbank, Preston is holding her hand, then Deidre runs in and sits on her lap. both of Kit's arms are around her, it's a tight two-shot. Then it cuts to the master-shot and Kit suddenly has a lit cigarette in her hand which she smoke through the time Deidre leaves the room all the way until she is talking to Millie and Miss carter in the Living room. more
Quotes:
Kit Marlowe: [responding to a question about Millie's daughter Deidre] Well, she's really partly mine anyway. I was at the hospital when she was born. As a matter of fact, she gave me her first smile. Her mother said it was gas. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Waltz No. 15 in A flat major, Op. 39 more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
great story, excellent performances, underrated film, 23 June 2001
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Author: olddiscs from Fords,NJ

I have seen this film many times, and each time is a pleasure. The cast is outstanding, the chemistry of Davis & Hopkins is amazing!! (supposedly they hated each other off screen). I do not own a copy of this film , can anyone help at a reasonable price.. I seems to be out of print... worth seeing again and again

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