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The Old Maid
The Old Maid

The Old Maid

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!

Genres

Drama

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

16 August 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Charlotte Lovell

Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Delia Lovell Ralston

George Brent

George Brent

Clem Spender

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Doctor Lanskell

Jane Bryan

Jane Bryan

Clementina

Louise Fazenda

Louise Fazenda

Dora

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Jim Ralston

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Joe Ralston

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Lanning Halsey

Cecilia Loftus

Cecilia Loftus

Grandmother Lovell

Rand Brooks

Rand Brooks

Jim

Janet Shaw

Janet Shaw

Dee

William Hopper

William Hopper

John

William A. Boardway

William A. Boardway

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Charles the Butler (uncredited)

Marlene Burnett

Marlene Burnett

Tina as a Child (uncredited)

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Mr. Halsey (uncredited)

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Little Boy (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Oliver Cross

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Jack George

Jack George

First Orchestra Leader / Violinist (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Departing Soldier at Train Station (uncredited)

Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris

Mrs. Halsey (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Lois James

Lois James

Girl (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Miss Ford (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Alexander Pollard

Alexander Pollard

Servant (uncredited)

Raymond Rayhill Powell

Raymond Rayhill Powell

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Townswoman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

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