The Great Lie
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✎ Suggest a correctionStars Mary Astor as a concert pianist who marries George Brent. Tells what happens when Bette Davis steals him away, and shows how he is lost in a plane crash, leaving the two to decide who will care for his child.
Peter Van Allen (George Brent) leaves his wife Sandra Kovak (Sandra Kovak) and her marriage is invalid because her divorce had not been finalized before they wed. Peter travels to Brazil on business and, when his aircraft goes missing, it is presumed it crashed in the jungle and he was killed. Sandra discovers she is pregnant by Peter and Maggie proposes to raise the child as her own in exchange for taking care of Sandra financially.
Peter Van Allen (George Brent) leaves his wife Sandra Kovak (Sandra Kovak) and her marriage is invalid because her divorce had not been finalized before they wed. Peter travels to Brazil on business and, when his aircraft goes missing, it is presumed it crashed in the jungle and he was killed. Sandra discovers she is pregnant by Peter and Maggie proposes to raise the child as her own in exchange for taking care of Sandra financially.
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© Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 12Apr41; LP10380.
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Stars Mary Astor as a concert pianist who marries George Brent. Tells what happens when Bette Davis steals him away, and shows how he is lost in a plane crash, leaving the two to decide who will care for his child. , THE GREAT LIE. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1941. 11 reels, sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. From a novel by Polan Banks. Credits: Director, Edmund Goulding; screenplay, Lenore Coffee; music, Max Steiner. © Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 12Apr41; LP10380.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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