The Great Lie

Apr 5, 1941

1h 48m

★ 7.0

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Great Lie Trailers

Cast

Maggie Patterson Van Allen

Bette Davis

Sandra Kovak

Mary Astor

Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

George Brent

Aunt Ada Greenfield

Lucile Watson

Violet

Hattie McDaniel

Joshua Mason

Grant Mitchell

Jock Thompson

Jerome Cowan

Senator Ted Greenfield

Charles Trowbridge

Oscar Worthington James

Thurston Hall

Colonel Harriston

Russell Hicks

Sadie

Virginia Brissac

Dr. Ferguson

J. Farrell MacDonald

A Forty-seven-year-old wife is suddenly, unexpectedly pregnant soon after her husband and father-in-law each separately meet a twenty-four-year-old single identical twin. Her identical sister was recently murdered. The plot is psychologically driven mixed with the supernatural and urban humor. (Vimeo)

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