

The Great Lie
Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.
6.8(48 votes)
1941
1h 48m
Drama
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast

Bette Davis
Maggie Patterson Van Allen

Mary Astor
Sandra Kovak

George Brent
Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

Lucile Watson
Aunt Ada Greenfield

Hattie McDaniel
Violet

Grant Mitchell
Joshua Mason

Jerome Cowan
Jock Thompson

Charles Trowbridge
Senator Ted Greenfield

Thurston Hall
Oscar Worthington James

Russell Hicks
Colonel Harriston