MovieReleasedDrama

The Great Lie

"Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth."

Rating7.0/10

Release1941

Runtime1h 48m

Votes51

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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Revenue

$689,253

Original Language

Release Date

April 5, 1941

Popularity

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Bette Davis

Maggie Patterson Van Allen

Mary Astor

Sandra Kovak

George Brent

Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

Lucile Watson

Aunt Ada Greenfield

Hattie McDaniel

Violet

Grant Mitchell

Joshua Mason

Jerome Cowan

Jock Thompson

Charles Trowbridge

Senator Ted Greenfield

Thurston Hall

Oscar Worthington James

Russell Hicks

Colonel Harriston

Virginia Brissac

Sadie

J. Farrell MacDonald

Dr. Ferguson

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