The Great Lie (1941)
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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Bette Davis
as Maggie Patterson Van Allen
as Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Mary Astor
as Sandra Kovak
as Sandra Kovak
George Brent
as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
Lucile Watson
as Aunt Ada Greenfield
as Aunt Ada Greenfield
Hattie McDaniel
as Violet
as Violet
Grant Mitchell
as Joshua Mason
as Joshua Mason
Jerome Cowan
as Jock Thompson
as Jock Thompson
Charles Trowbridge
as Senator Ted Greenfield
as Senator Ted Greenfield
Thurston Hall
as Oscar Worthington James
as Oscar Worthington James
Russell Hicks
as Colonel Harriston
as Colonel Harriston
Virginia Brissac
as Sadie
as Sadie
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Dr. Ferguson
as Dr. Ferguson
Addison Richards
as Mr. Talbot
as Mr. Talbot
Sam McDaniel
as Jefferson Washington
as Jefferson Washington
Gino Corrado
as Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)
as Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Club Patron (uncredited)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)
as Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)
George H. Reed
as Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
as Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Harry Anderson (uncredited)
as Harry Anderson (uncredited)
Ernestine Wade
as Singing Extra (uncredited)
as Singing Extra (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Club Patron (uncredited)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
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Edmund Goulding
Director
Director
Lenore J. Coffee
Screenplay
Screenplay
Polan Banks
Novel
Novel
Byron Haskin
Special Effects
Special Effects
Robert Burks
Special Effects
Special Effects
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Ray Heindorf
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Music Director
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Henry Blanke
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ralph Dawson
Editor
Editor
Carl Jules Weyl
Art Direction
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Jack Sullivan
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
C.A. Riggs
Sound
Sound
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