The Great Lie 83 years old

Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

Credits

Name	Character
Bette Davis She was 33, 81 years old when she died	as Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Jerome Cowan He was 43, 74 years old when he died	as Jock Thompson
J. Farrell MacDonald He was 65, 77 years old when he died	as Dr. Ferguson
Addison Richards He was 38, 61 years old when he died	as Mr. Talbot
Mary Astor She was 34, 81 years old when she died	as Sandra Kovak
Russell Hicks He was 45, 61 years old when he died	as Colonel Harriston
Grant Mitchell He was 66, 82 years old when he died	as Joshua Mason
Charles Trowbridge He was 59, 85 years old when he died	as Senator Ted Greenfield
George Reed He was 34, 46 years old when he died	as Senator Greenfield's Butler (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel She was 45, 57 years old when she died	as Violet
Lucile Watson She was 61, 83 years old when she died	as Aunt Ada Greenfield
Doris Lloyd She was 44, 71 years old when she died	as Sandra's Maid Bertha (uncredited)
George Brent He was 37, 75 years old when he died	as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen
Sam McDaniel He was 55, 76 years old when he died	as Jefferson Washington
Ernestine Wade She was 34, 76 years old when she died	as Singing Extra (uncredited)
Thurston Hall He was 58, 75 years old when he died	as Oscar Worthington James
Virginia Brissac She was 57, 96 years old when she died	as Sadie

Name	Department
Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (83) years old when He died	Sound
Carl Jules Weyl as Art Direction. He was 50 (57) years old when He died	Art
Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 43 (66) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Tony Gaudio as Director of Photography. He was 57 (67) years old when He died	Camera
C.A. Riggs as Sound.	Sound
Henry Blanke as Associate Producer. He was 39 (79) years old when He died	Production
Lenore J. Coffee as Screenplay. She was 44 (87) years old when She died	Writing
Edmund Goulding as Director. He was 50 (68) years old when He died	Directing
Polan Banks as Novel.	Writing

Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.