The Great Lie (1941)
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
Top billed cast
Bette DavisMaggie Patterson Van Allen
Mary AstorSandra Kovak
George BrentPeter 'Pete' Van Allen
Lucile WatsonAunt Ada Greenfield
Hattie McDanielViolet
Grant MitchellJoshua Mason
Jerome CowanJock Thompson
Charles TrowbridgeSenator Ted Greenfield
Thurston HallOscar Worthington James
Russell HicksColonel Harriston
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