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The Great Lie (1941) | Flick

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1941·Drama·1h 48m

7.0

★

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

Directed by Edmund Goulding

baby

married couple

pregnancy

seclusion

adoptive mother

missing person

newlywed

biological mother

expectant mother

concert pianist

missing husband

believed dead

invalid marriage

secret arrangement

bad attitude

Trailer

IMDB

N/A

Letterboxd

3.4 / 5

Where to Watch

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Maggie Patterson Van Allen

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Sandra Kovak

George Brent

George Brent

Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

Lucile Watson

Lucile Watson

Aunt Ada Greenfield

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Violet

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Joshua Mason

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Jock Thompson

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Senator Ted Greenfield

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Oscar Worthington James

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Colonel Harriston

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Sadie

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Dr. Ferguson

Crew

Edmund Goulding

Edmund Goulding

Director

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Tony Gaudio

Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Byron Haskin

Byron Haskin

Special Effects

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Popular Reviews

5 reviews

K

7.0★ · 07/25/20

Not the best movie ever made, but definitely a fun one. Mary Astor is fantastic and funny, Bette Davis is heartfelt, George Brent is charming - it’s an all-around good time.

Not the best movie ever made, but definitely a fun one. Mary Astor is fantastic and funny, Bette Davis is heartfelt, George Brent is charming - it’s an all-around good time.

Emm

6.0★ · 01/01/26

Liz

8.0★ · 11/28/25

Alice I

7.9★ · 07/29/24

Tucker Clement

6.0★ · 05/13/18

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