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The Great Lie
Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.
7.0(57)19411h 48m
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
- Director
- Edmund Goulding
- Created by
- Hal B. Wallis
- Writers
- Lenore J. Coffee
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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
Addison Richards
Mr. Talbot
Sam McDaniel
Jefferson Washington
Gino Corrado
Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Club Patron (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Harry Anderson (uncredited)
Ernestine Wade
Singing Extra (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Club Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- Edmund GouldingDirector
- Jack SullivanAssistant Director
Writing
- Lenore J. CoffeeScreenplay
- Polan BanksNovel
Production
- Hal B. WallisExecutive Producer
- Henry BlankeAssociate Producer
Camera
- Tony GaudioDirector of Photography
Editing
- Ralph DawsonEditor
Sound
- Hugo FriedhoferOrchestrator
- Ray HeindorfOrchestrator
- Leo F. ForbsteinMusic Director
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- C.A. RiggsSound
Art
- Carl Jules WeylArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Orry-KellyCostume Design
- Perc WestmoreMakeup Artist
Crew
- Byron HaskinSpecial Effects
- Robert BurksSpecial Effects