The Old Maid is a 1939 romantic drama film, produced by Warner Brothers.
It was directed by Edmund Goulding, and stars Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George Brent, Donald Crisp, Jane Bryan, James Stephenson, Jerome Cowan, William Lundigan and Louise Fazenda.
The musical score was composed by Max Steiner and the film featured costumes by Orry-Kelly.
Based on an Edith Wharton novel it was adapted into a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Zoe Akins which ...
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The Old Maid is a 1939 romantic drama film, produced by Warner Brothers.
It was directed by Edmund Goulding, and stars Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George Brent, Donald Crisp, Jane Bryan, James Stephenson, Jerome Cowan, William Lundigan and Louise Fazenda.
The musical score was composed by Max Steiner and the film featured costumes by Orry-Kelly.
Based on an Edith Wharton novel it was adapted into a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Zoe Akins which was performed on Broadway in 1935 with Judith Anderson and Helen Menken. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson. Anderson and Menken recreated their roles for a 1946 radio adaption of the play for the Theatre Guild radio program.
Set during the American Civil War, The Old Maid tells the story of two women, Charlotte Lovell (Bette Davis) and her cousin Delia (Miriam Hopkins). Delia and Clem Spender (George Brent) were engaged, when he goes away for two years. He returns to find Delia about to marry a wealthy man named Joe Ralston (Jerome...
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