The Great Lie

Directed by Edmund Goulding
1941    1h 48m    Not Rated
Drama
760%71%
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Sandra (Mary Astor) and Pete (George Brent) elope, but their marriage is invalid as she's not yet divorced. Sandra is, however, pregnant by Pete. Pete marries his former fiancée Maggie (Bette Davis), 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.
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Cast of The Great Lie
  • Bette DavisMaggie Patterson Van Allen
  • Mary AstorSandra Kovak
  • George BrentPeter 'Pete' Van Allen
  • Lucile WatsonAunt Ada Greenfield
  • Hattie McDanielViolet
  • Grant MitchellJoshua Mason
  • Jerome CowanJock Thompson
  • Charles TrowbridgeSenator Ted Greenfield
  • Thurston HallOscar Worthington James
  • Russell HicksColonel Harriston
  • Virginia BrissacSadie
  • J. Farrell MacDonaldDr. Ferguson
  • Addison RichardsMr. Talbot
  • Sam McDanielJefferson Washington
  • Gino CorradoConcert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)
  • Sam HarrisClub Patron (uncredited)
  • Doris LloydSandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)
  • George H. ReedSenator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
  • Cyril RingHarry Anderson (uncredited)
  • Ernestine WadeSinging Extra (uncredited)
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