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The Great Lie

19416.8 / 10108 min
Drama

Overview

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.

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

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Mr. Talbot

Sam McDaniel

Sam McDaniel

Jefferson Washington

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Club Patron (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)

George H. Reed

George H. Reed

Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Harry Anderson (uncredited)

Ernestine Wade

Ernestine Wade

Singing Extra (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Club Patron (uncredited)

Crew

Edmund Goulding

Edmund Goulding

Director

Lenore J. Coffee

Lenore J. Coffee

Screenplay

Polan Banks

Polan Banks

Novel

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Byron Haskin

Byron Haskin

Special Effects

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Robert Burks

Robert Burks

Special Effects

Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf

Orchestrator

Tony Gaudio

Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Perc Westmore

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Henry Blanke

Henry Blanke

Associate Producer

Carl Jules Weyl

Carl Jules Weyl

Art Direction

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Ralph Dawson

Ralph Dawson

Editor

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Jack Sullivan

Jack Sullivan

Assistant Director

C.A. Riggs

C.A. Riggs

Sound