The Old Maid 85 years old

Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!

The Old Maid

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

Credits

The Old Maid Cast

Name Character
Bette Davis She was 31, 81 years old when she died as Charlotte Lovell
Miriam Hopkins She was 36, 69 years old when she died as Delia Lovell Ralston
Jerome Cowan He was 41, 74 years old when he died as Joe Ralston
Donald Crisp He was 57, 91 years old when he died as Doctor Lanskell
William Hopper He was 24, 55 years old when he died as John
Jane Bryan She was 21, 90 years old when she died as Clementina
Louise Fazenda She was 44, 66 years old when she died as Dora
Frederick Burton He was 67, 86 years old when he died as Mr. Halsey
Rand Brooks He was 20, 84 years old when he died as Jim
James Stephenson He was 50, 52 years old when he died as Jim Ralston
Doris Lloyd She was 43, 71 years old when she died as Miss Ford
George Brent He was 35, 75 years old when he died as Clem Spender
Sidney Bracey He was 61, 64 years old when he died as Charles the Butler
William Lundigan He was 25, 61 years old when he died as Lanning Halsey
Janet Shaw She was 27, 46 years old when she died as Dee
Cecilia Loftus She was 62, 66 years old when she died as Grandmother Lovell
Winifred Harris She was 59, 92 years old when she died as Mrs. Halsey

The Old Maid Crew

Name Department
Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (83) years old when He died Sound
Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 41 (66) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Tony Gaudio as Director of Photography. He was 55 (67) years old when He died Camera
C.A. Riggs as Sound. Sound
Henry Blanke as Associate Producer. He was 37 (79) years old when He died Production
Robert M. Haas as Art Direction. He was 50 (73) years old when He died Art
George Amy as Editor. He was 35 (83) years old when He died Editing
Edith Wharton as Novel. She was 77 (75) years old when She died Writing
Edmund Goulding as Director. He was 48 (68) years old when He died Directing
The Old Maid poster
The Old Maid (85 years)

Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 16, 1939
  • Runtime: 95 minutes