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In This Our Life

  • 19421942
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, and Dennis Morgan in In This Our Life (1942)
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The day before her wedding, a pampered young woman absconds with her sister's husband; in retaliation, her sister begins seeing the woman's former fiancé.The day before her wedding, a pampered young woman absconds with her sister's husband; in retaliation, her sister begins seeing the woman's former fiancé.The day before her wedding, a pampered young woman absconds with her sister's husband; in retaliation, her sister begins seeing the woman's former fiancé.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
30,366
6,297
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • John Huston
      • Raoul Walsh(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
      • Ellen Glasgow(novel "In This Our Life")
    • Stars
      • Bette Davis
      • Olivia de Havilland
      • George Brent
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • John Huston
      • Raoul Walsh(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
      • Ellen Glasgow(novel "In This Our Life")
    • Stars
      • Bette Davis
      • Olivia de Havilland
      • George Brent
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 89User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 3 wins

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:41
    Official Trailer

    Photos18

    Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, and Dennis Morgan in In This Our Life (1942)
    Bette Davis in The Old Maid (1939)
    Bette Davis and George Brent in In This Our Life (1942)
    Olivia de Havilland and George Brent in In This Our Life (1942)
    Bette Davis in In This Our Life (1942)
    Bette Davis and Dennis Morgan in In This Our Life (1942)
    Bette Davis, Ernest Anderson, and George Brent in In This Our Life (1942)
    Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Billie Burke, George Brent, and Frank Craven in In This Our Life (1942)
    Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland in In This Our Life (1942)
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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Stanley Timberlake
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Roy Timberlake
    George Brent
    George Brent
    • Craig Fleming
    Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan
    • Peter Kingsmill
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • William Fitzroy
    Frank Craven
    Frank Craven
    • Asa Timberlake
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Lavinia Timberlake
    Hattie McDaniel
    Hattie McDaniel
    • Minerva Clay
    Lee Patrick
    Lee Patrick
    • Betty Wilmoth
    Mary Servoss
    Mary Servoss
    • Charlotte Fitzroy
    Ernest Anderson
    Ernest Anderson
    • Parry Clay
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Jim Purdy
    Edward Fielding
    Edward Fielding
    • Dr. Buchanan
    John Hamilton
    John Hamilton
    • Police Inspector Millett
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Forest Ranger
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Baldwin
    Walter Baldwin
    • Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    • Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • John Huston
      • Raoul Walsh(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
      • Ellen Glasgow(novel "In This Our Life")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director John Huston carried on a torrid affair with Olivia de Havilland during the shoot. Warners studio head Jack L. Warner said, "Anyone could see that . . . it was Valentine's Day on the set . . . When I saw the rushes I said to myself, 'Oh-oh, Bette has the lines, but Livvy is getting the best camera shots'."
    • Goofs
      Stanley's car license plate is 24-769 and the 1st police car's is 79-695. After she gives the slip to the first cop and is being chased by the second cop (in the front on shot with the second cop's head lights behind her) the car she is driving has the 79-695 license plate.
    • Quotes

      Roy Timberlake: What made you decide to become a lawyer?

      Parry Clay: Well, you see, it's like this, Miss Roy: a white boy, he can take most any kind of job and improve himself. Well, like in this store! Maybe he can get to be a clerk or a manager. But a colored boy, he can't do that. He can keep a job or he can lose a job. But he can't get any higher up. So he's got to figure out something he can do that no one can take away. And that's why I want to be a lawyer.

      Roy Timberlake: Why, Perry, that's wonderful. I had no idea. Minerva never told me.

      Parry Clay: Ma's afraid for a colored boy to have too much ambition.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      South American Way
      (1939) (uncredited)

      Music by Jimmy McHugh

      Played on the phonograph

      Reprised on a juke box at the Southside Tavern

    User reviews89

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Fine Classic
    I loved this film, and it had me howling in several parts, such as the classically predictable ending. Such a great morality tale. I especially liked the portrayal of the developing and mature relationship between Olivia de Havilland and George Brent. This is the best Brent role in a Davis movie. I appreciate Davis not playing a more subtle character, such as in Mr. Skeffington, because the Stanley character is so boorish that she can't consider anything but her own whims and pleasures. She is not evil in the sense of making reasoned choices, but as a child, has no capacity for self denial. Delusionally, she actually thinks that Brent can be lured back under her spell after what she has done to him, and that a wealthy white woman's claim will alway be considered above a young black man's. Her world starts to crumble after she reels off the list of those who accepted her story over Parry's, when her sister, de Havilland says "I believe him." This is an emblematic tale of deliverance and hopeful new beginning. Bravo to all involved.
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    • May 15, 2008

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ovaj nas zivot
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $713,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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