
The Magnificent Ambersons(1942)
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.


“"I know what every woman expects from love ...AND WHAT SHE ACCEPTS IF SHE IS WISE!"”
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

Bette Davis
Kit Marlowe

Miriam Hopkins
Millie Drake

Gig Young
Rudd Kendall

John Loder
Preston Drake

Dolores Moran
Deirdre Drake

Phillip Reed
Lucian Grant

Roscoe Karns
Charlie Archer

Anne Revere
Belle Carter

Esther Dale
Harriet

Abigail Adams
College Girl (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance is a drama film released in 1943 exploring themes of marriage proposal, jealousy, love triangle, reunion, best friend, novelist. Directed by Vincent Sherman, it stars Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Gig Young. Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
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