The Great Lie (1941)

Name: The Great Lie
Genre: Drama
Released: 1941-04-05
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Bette Davis, Mary Astor, George Brent, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel

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

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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Released 1941-04-05 · 108 min · Drama

Directed by Edmund Goulding

Cast

Bette Davis as Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Mary Astor as Sandra Kovak
George Brent as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
Lucile Watson as Aunt Ada Greenfield
Hattie McDaniel as Violet
Grant Mitchell as Joshua Mason
Jerome Cowan as Jock Thompson
Charles Trowbridge as Senator Ted Greenfield
Thurston Hall as Oscar Worthington James
Russell Hicks as Colonel Harriston
Virginia Brissac as Sadie
J. Farrell MacDonald as Dr. Ferguson
Addison Richards as Mr. Talbot
Sam McDaniel as Jefferson Washington
Gino Corrado as Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)