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''The Great Lie'' (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and Creator/HattieMcDaniel. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
Maggie Peterson (Davis) is destroyed that her old flame Peter (Brent) has run away with pianist Sandra Novak (Astor). But since Sandra didn’t wait for the final decree for her divorce, Peter and she aren’t really married. Awakened by this mistake, Peter goes back to Maggie, hoping he has another chance with her.
They marry but Peter disappears in a plane somewhere over the Brazilian Amazon. To make matters worse, Sandra is pregnant with his child.
Knowing that his return is a hopeless dream, Maggie decides to take care of Sandra until the baby is born and raise it as her own.
Creator/MaryAstor won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
The great Music/MaxSteiner wrote the score.
''The Great Lie'' (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and Creator/HattieMcDaniel. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
Maggie Peterson (Davis) is destroyed that her old flame Peter (Brent) has run away with pianist Sandra Novak (Astor). But since Sandra didn’t wait for the final decree for her divorce, Peter and she aren’t really married. Awakened by this mistake, Peter goes back to Maggie, hoping he has another chance with her.
They marry but Peter disappears in a plane somewhere over the Brazilian Amazon. To make matters worse, Sandra is pregnant with his child.
Knowing that his return is a hopeless dream, Maggie decides to take care of Sandra until the baby is born and raise it as her own.
Creator/MaryAstor won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
The great Music/MaxSteiner wrote the score.
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''The Great Lie''
Maggie Peterson (Davis) is destroyed that her old flame Peter (Brent) has run away with pianist Sandra Novak (Astor). But since Sandra didn’t wait for the final decree for her divorce, Peter and she aren’t really married. Awakened by this mistake, Peter goes back to Maggie, hoping he has another chance with
Creator/MaryAstor won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
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''The Great Lie'' (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and Hattie [=McDaniel=]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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''The Great Lie'' (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and Hattie [=McDaniel=].Creator/HattieMcDaniel. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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* FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she thinks she's making it up to get Peter back.
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* FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she announces her pregnancy; she thinks she's making it up to get Peter back.
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* PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Being trapped in the isolated Arizona cabin and deprived of all her food and alcohol, Sandra flies off the handle.
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* PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Being trapped in the isolated Arizona cabin and deprived of all her food and alcohol, Sandra flies off the handle.
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* BackFromTheDead: Peter was assumed dead in a plane crash. But he comes back 6 months later after being presumed dead!
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* BackFromTheDead: Peter was assumed dead in a plane crash. But he comes back 6 months later after being presumed dead!with only some whiskers to show for it!
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* ChickFlick: This film definitely falls under the 1940s' equivalent called "woman’s picture."
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* ArtisticLicenceLaw: Sandra gave up the baby. She now has no legal right to just decide to have him back after a year of abandonment. Although Maggie isn't Peter Jr.'s biological mother, she has been taking care of him and treating him as a son. He's hers for all intents and purposes. Perhaps Sandra may have a case that she made a decision under some sort of duress, but it seems she made this decision under a sound mind.
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*TheReveal: When Peter returns, Maggie is afraid of confessing that the Peter Jr. isn't actually hers. Sandra, in her quest to get Peter back, makes insinuations that make him suspicious that something is going on. This makes Maggie reveal the truth.
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* ChickFlick: This film would definitely fall under the 1940s’ equivalent “woman’s picture.”
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Sandra doesn’t want to have the baby after she finds out about Peter’s disappearance. Maggie stops her
* FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she thinks Maggie is making it up to get Peter back.
* LoveTriangle: Peter marries Sandra but is in love with Maggie who still loves him.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Sandra doesn’t want to have the baby after she finds out about Peter’s disappearance. Maggie stops her
* FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she thinks Maggie is making it up to get Peter back.
* LoveTriangle: Peter marries Sandra but is in love with Maggie who still loves him.
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* ChickFlick: This film would definitely fall falls under the 1940s’ 1940s' equivalent “woman’s "woman’s picture.”
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Sandra doesn’t want to have the baby after she finds out about Peter’s disappearance. Maggie stopsher
her from an abortion when she says she'll care for the baby and pay for any of Sandra's expenses.
* FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she thinksMaggie is she's making it up to get Peter back.
* LoveTriangle: Peter marries Sandra but is in love with Maggiewho (she's also still loves him.in love with him).
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Sandra doesn’t want to have the baby after she finds out about Peter’s disappearance. Maggie stops
* FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she thinks
* LoveTriangle: Peter marries Sandra but is in love with Maggie
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--->'''Sandra''': I'm not one of you anemic creatures who can get nourishment from a lettuce leaf - I'm a musician, I'm an artist! I have zest and appetite - and I like food!
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The Great Lie (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and Hattie [=McDaniel=]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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The Great Lie (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and Hattie [[=McDaniel=]]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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The Great Lie (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and Hattie [[=McDaniel=]].[=McDaniel=]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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The Great Lie (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and [[=Creator/HattieMcDaniel=]].Hattie [[=McDaniel=]]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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The Great Lie (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and [Creator/HattieMcDaniel].[[=Creator/HattieMcDaniel=]]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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The Great Lie (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and [[Creator/HattieMcDaniel]].[Creator/HattieMcDaniel]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
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The Great Lie (1941) is a melodrama starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/GeorgeBrent, and [[Creator/HattieMcDaniel]]. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
Maggie Peterson (Davis) is destroyed that her old flame Peter (Brent) has run away with pianist Sandra Novak (Astor). But since Sandra didn’t wait for the final decree for her divorce, Peter and she aren’t really married. Awakened by this mistake, Peter goes back to Maggie, hoping he has another chance with her.
They marry but Peter disappears in a plane somewhere over the Brazilian Amazon. To make matters worse, Sandra is pregnant with his child.
Knowing that his return is a hopeless dream, Maggie decides to take care of Sandra until the baby is born and raise it as her own.
Creator/MaryAstor won an Main/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
The great Creator/MaxSteiner wrote the score.
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*BackFromTheDead: Peter was assumed dead in a plane crash.
*BitchSlap: It takes one of these to calm Sandra when her pregnancy hormones get the best of her.
*ChickFlick: This film would definitely fall under the 1940s’ equivalent “woman’s picture.”
*GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Sandra doesn’t want to have the baby after she finds out about Peter’s disappearance. Maggie stops her
*FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she thinks Maggie is making it up to get Peter back.
*LoveTriangle: Peter marries Sandra but is in love with Maggie who still loves him.
*MandatoryMotherhood: Sandra has the baby, but surprisingly doesn’t keep it as her own.
*MarriedToTheJob: Sandra is a classically trained pianist who loves her job. Having a baby only stops her temporarily.
*MySecretPregnancy: As to not stop her career and be judged for giving up a child, Sandra has her baby in secret in an isolated home Maggie chose in Arizona.
*PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Being trapped in the isolated Arizona cabin and deprived of all her food and alcohol, Sandra flies off the handle.
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Maggie Peterson (Davis) is destroyed that her old flame Peter (Brent) has run away with pianist Sandra Novak (Astor). But since Sandra didn’t wait for the final decree for her divorce, Peter and she aren’t really married. Awakened by this mistake, Peter goes back to Maggie, hoping he has another chance with her.
They marry but Peter disappears in a plane somewhere over the Brazilian Amazon. To make matters worse, Sandra is pregnant with his child.
Knowing that his return is a hopeless dream, Maggie decides to take care of Sandra until the baby is born and raise it as her own.
Creator/MaryAstor won an Main/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
The great Creator/MaxSteiner wrote the score.
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!This film has the following tropes:
*BackFromTheDead: Peter was assumed dead in a plane crash.
*BitchSlap: It takes one of these to calm Sandra when her pregnancy hormones get the best of her.
*ChickFlick: This film would definitely fall under the 1940s’ equivalent “woman’s picture.”
*GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Sandra doesn’t want to have the baby after she finds out about Peter’s disappearance. Maggie stops her
*FakePregnancy: Averted: Maggie is suspicious of Sandra intentions when announcing that she’s pregnant; she thinks Maggie is making it up to get Peter back.
*LoveTriangle: Peter marries Sandra but is in love with Maggie who still loves him.
*MandatoryMotherhood: Sandra has the baby, but surprisingly doesn’t keep it as her own.
*MarriedToTheJob: Sandra is a classically trained pianist who loves her job. Having a baby only stops her temporarily.
*MySecretPregnancy: As to not stop her career and be judged for giving up a child, Sandra has her baby in secret in an isolated home Maggie chose in Arizona.
*PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Being trapped in the isolated Arizona cabin and deprived of all her food and alcohol, Sandra flies off the handle.
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