The Old Maid

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NR,1hr 36min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

August 16, 1939

Director:

Edmund Goulding

Distributor:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring:

Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George Brent ... More

Synopsis: When Zoë Akins' play The Old Maid (based on a novel by Edith Wharton) won the 1934-1935 Pulitzer Prize, the selection was roundly condemned by critics, who felt that Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour was more deserving, but had lost because of its lesbian theme. Certainly, Akins' story of the relationship between two Southern cousins in the years between 1833 and 1854 is nothing spectacular. Delia Lovell marries James Ralston, leaving her old beau Clem Spender out in the cold. Delia's cousin ... Full Synopsis

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	Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review One of four superior Bette Davis vehicles from 1939, The Old Maid features Davis at her embittered best as a Civil War-era spinster and mother squaring off with her selfish cousin over the child's love. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Zoe Akins play from Edith Wharton's novel, Davis and co-star Miriam Hopkins's fractious off-screen relationship lent an extra dash of realism to the onscreen rivalry ... Read Review

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	Bette Davis Charlotte Lovell Miriam Hopkins Delia Lovell Ralston George Brent Clem Spender Donald Crisp Dr. Lanskell