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!
1939 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Edmund Goulding |
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| Writer: | Edith Wharton, Casey Robinson |
| Staring: |
| The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 16, 1939 |
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| Director: | Edmund Goulding |
| Writer: | Edith Wharton, Casey Robinson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | philadelphia, pennsylvania, based on novel or book, romantic rivalry, brother, orphanage, american civil war, illegitimate child, 19th century, old maid |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bette Davis | Charlotte Lovell |
| Miriam Hopkins | Delia Lovell Ralston |
| George Brent | Clem Spender |
| Donald Crisp | Doctor Lanskell |
| Jane Bryan | Clementina |
| Louise Fazenda | Dora |
| James Stephenson | Jim Ralston |
| Jerome Cowan | Joe Ralston |
| William Lundigan | Lanning Halsey |
| Cecilia Loftus | Grandmother Lovell |
| Rand Brooks | Jim |
| Janet Shaw | Dee |
| William Hopper | John |
| William A. Boardway | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Sidney Bracey | Charles the Butler (uncredited) |
| Marlene Burnett | Tina as a Child (uncredited) |
| Frederick Burton | Mr. Halsey (uncredited) |
| Ricardo Lord Cezon | Little Boy (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack George | First Orchestra Leader / Violinist (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | Departing Soldier at Train Station (uncredited) |
| Winifred Harris | Mrs. Halsey (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Man at Train Station (uncredited) |
| Lois James | Girl (uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Doris Lloyd | Miss Ford (uncredited) |
| Richard Neill | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | Servant (uncredited) |
| Raymond Rayhill Powell | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Townswoman at Railroad Station (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edith Wharton | Novel |
| George Amy | Editor |
| Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Jack Sullivan | Assistant Director |
| C.A. Riggs | Sound |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Edmund Goulding | Director |
| Casey Robinson | Screenplay |
| Zoe Akins | Theatre Play |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry Blanke | Associate Producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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