The Old Maid (1939)
Charlotte en Delia Lovell zijn twee charmante, naaste nichten uit de high society in Philadelphia. Het is de dag van Delia's bruiloft wanneer haar verloofde Clem, die vermoedelijk in de burgeroorlog is verdwenen, weer opduikt. Toch trouwt Delia met de rijke Jim Ralston, terwijl Charlotte, zelf verliefd op Clem, zich ontfermt over de teleurgestelde man. Maar hij leefde niet om het einde van de oorlog mee te maken, en Charlotte runde nu een weeshuis. Wanneer de gelegenheid zich voordoet om met de broer van Delia's echtgenoot te trouwen, bekent ze haar een vreselijke waarheid: onder de wezen bevindt zich haar eigen en Clem's onwettige dochter Clementina, wiens bestaan ze tot nu toe heeft kunnen verbergen....
Regiseur:
Edmund Goulding
Schrijver:
Casey Robinson
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Bette Davis as Charlotte Lovell |
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Miriam Hopkins as Delia Lovell Ralston |
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George Brent as Clem Spender |
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Donald Crisp as Doctor Lanskell |
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Jane Bryan as Clementina |
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Louise Fazenda as Dora |
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James Stephenson as Jim Ralston |
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Jerome Cowan as Joe Ralston |
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William Lundigan as Lanning Halsey |
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Cecilia Loftus as Grandmother Lovell |
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Rand Brooks as Jim |
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Janet Shaw as Dee |
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William Hopper as John |
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William A. Boardway as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Sidney Bracey as Charles the Butler (uncredited) |
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Marlene Burnett as Tina as a Child (uncredited) |
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Frederick Burton as Mr. Halsey (uncredited) |
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Ricardo Lord Cezon as Little Boy (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Jack George as First Orchestra Leader / Violinist (uncredited) |
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Sol Gorss as Departing Soldier at Train Station (uncredited) |
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Winifred Harris as Mrs. Halsey (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as Man at Train Station (uncredited) |
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Lois James as Girl (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Doris Lloyd as Miss Ford (uncredited) |
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Richard Neill as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Alexander Pollard as Servant (uncredited) |
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Raymond Rayhill Powell as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
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Ellinor Vanderveer as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Florence Wix as Townswoman at Railroad Station (uncredited) |
| Writing | Casey Robinson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edith Wharton | Novel |
| Directing | Edmund Goulding | Director |
| Writing | Zoë Akins | Theatre Play |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jack Sullivan | Assistant Director |
| Editing | George Amy | Editor |
| Sound | C.A. Riggs | Sound |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |