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The Great Lie

The Great Lie

# Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.
Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1941-04-05
⌚ Running Time: 108 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Bette Davis original image
Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Bette Davis
Mary Astor original image
Sandra Kovak
Mary Astor
George Brent original image
Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
George Brent
Lucile Watson original image
Aunt Ada Greenfield
Lucile Watson
Hattie McDaniel original image
Violet
Hattie McDaniel
Grant Mitchell original image
Joshua Mason
Grant Mitchell
Jerome Cowan original image
Jock Thompson
Jerome Cowan
Charles Trowbridge original image
Senator Ted Greenfield
Charles Trowbridge
Thurston Hall original image
Oscar Worthington James
Thurston Hall
Russell Hicks original image
Colonel Harriston
Russell Hicks
Virginia Brissac original image
Sadie
Virginia Brissac
J. Farrell MacDonald original image
Dr. Ferguson
J. Farrell MacDonald
Addison Richards original image
Mr. Talbot
Addison Richards
Sam McDaniel original image
Jefferson Washington
Sam McDaniel
Gino Corrado original image
Concert Hall Reception Waiter (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Sam Harris original image
Club Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Doris Lloyd original image
Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
George H. Reed original image
Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Cyril Ring original image
Harry Anderson (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Ernestine Wade original image
Singing Extra (uncredited)
Ernestine Wade
Herschel Graham original image
Club Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham

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