The Old Maid (1939)
The Old Maid (1939)
Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!
The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

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Cast

Bette Davis Bette Davis As: Charlotte Lovell
Miriam Hopkins Miriam Hopkins As: Delia Lovell Ralston
George Brent George Brent As: Clem Spender
Donald Crisp Donald Crisp As: Doctor Lanskell
Jane Bryan Jane Bryan As: Clementina
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Storyline

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.


Tagline: Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 16 August 1939

Country: US

Runtime: 95m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Charlotte Lovell

Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Delia Lovell Ralston

George Brent

George Brent

Clem Spender

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Doctor Lanskell

Jane Bryan

Jane Bryan

Clementina

Louise Fazenda

Louise Fazenda

Dora

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Jim Ralston

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Joe Ralston

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Lanning Halsey

Cecilia Loftus

Cecilia Loftus

Grandmother Lovell

Rand Brooks

Rand Brooks

Jim

Janet Shaw

Janet Shaw

Dee

William Hopper

William Hopper

John

William A. Boardway

William A. Boardway

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Charles the Butler (uncredited)

Marlene Burnett

Marlene Burnett

Tina as a Child (uncredited)

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Mr. Halsey (uncredited)

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Little Boy (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Jack George

Jack George

First Orchestra Leader / Violinist (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Departing Soldier at Train Station (uncredited)

Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris

Mrs. Halsey (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Lois James

Lois James

Girl (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Miss Ford (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard

Servant (uncredited)

Raymond Rayhill Powell

Raymond Rayhill Powell

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Townswoman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Directed By

Edmund Goulding

Edmund Goulding

Director

Jack Sullivan

Jack Sullivan

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Casey Robinson

Casey Robinson

Screenplay

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton

Novel

Zoe Akins

Zoe Akins

Theatre Play

Production Crew

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Henry Blanke

Henry Blanke

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Perc Westmore

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Sound

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

C.A. Riggs

C.A. Riggs

Sound

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Tony Gaudio

Tony Gaudio

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Robert M. Haas

Robert M. Haas

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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