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Old Acquaintance is a american film of genre Drama directed by Vincent Sherman released in USA on 27 november 1943 with Bette Davis
Old Acquaintance (1943)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 november 1943
Length 1h50
Directed by Vincent Sherman
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating73%
Old Acquaintance is a 1943 comedy-drama film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Henry Blanke with Jack L. Warner as executive producer from a screenplay by John Van Druten, Lenore Coffee and Edmund Goulding based on Van Druten's play.
The film starred Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins with Gig Young, John Loder, Dolores Moran, Roscoe Karns and Anne Revere.
Synopsis
In 1924, newly successful author Kit Marlowe returns to her home town to speak, as part of a lecture tour, and to visit her dear childhood friend Millie. Millie has married Preston Drake and is pregnant, and she surprises Kit when she discloses she has also written a book, a romance novel. Millie asks Kit to present her book to her publisher. Upon their meeting, Preston appears to be impressed by Kit Marlowe.Actors
Bette Davis
(Kit Marlowe)
Miriam Hopkins
(Millie Drake)
Gig Young
(Rudd Kendall)
John Loder
(Preston Drake)
Phillip Reed
(Lucian Grant)
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