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Mary Astor and Bette Davis in The Great Lie
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The Great Lie

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  • Edmund Goulding
    / The 1940s

    However, The Great Lie (1941) showed Davis to sublime effect again. (Except for William Wyler, arguably no director served her as well as Goulding.) This acclaimed drama centres on a socialite (Davis) and a concert pianist (Mary Astor) who are in love with the same man…

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    However, The Great Lie (1941) showed Davis to sublime effect again. (Except for William Wyler, arguably no director served her as well as Goulding.) This acclaimed drama centres on a socialite (Davis) and a concert pianist (Mary Astor) who are in love with the same man…

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