Old Acquaintance

1943
Approved
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Bette Davis and Gig Young in Old Acquaintance (1943)

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Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Lucian Grant
(as Philip Reed)

Roscoe Karns

Charlie Archer

Anne Revere

Belle Carter
(as Ann Revere)

Esther Dale

Harriet

Frances Louise Ward

Abigail Adams

College Girl
(uncredited)

Brandon Beach

Bartender
(uncredited)

Edward Biby

Garden Room Patron
(uncredited)

Gordon B. Clarke

Usher at Radio Broadcast
(uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Frank - Photographer
(uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Ann Doran

Music Store Saleslady
(uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Club Patron
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Bette Davis personally requested the casting of Norma Shearer in the role of Mildred Drake. Shearer refused the role and the part went to Miriam Hopkins.

Goofs
In the 1924 and 1932 sequences, all of the women's clothing and hairstyles are strictly 1943, even though styles had changed dramatically during the preceding 20 years.

Quotes
Kit Marlowe: Deidre, come out from behind that screen.
[a pause]
Kit Marlowe: Deidre, come out, or do you want me to come back there and drag you out.
Deirdre Drake: [emerging from behind screen] How did you know I was there?
Kit Marlowe: My dear, I was hiding behind screens before you were born.

Connections
Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (1977)

Soundtracks
Auld Lang Syne
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional 18th century Scottish music
Played during the opening credits and at the end

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Featured review

Soap opera supreme.

Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins, the stars of the classic 1939 film THE OLD MAID, reunite for this tale which spans twenty years in the love/hate relationship of two female friends who become competitive not only professionally, but in their personal lives as well. This one is a real dandy. Davis is her inimitably intense self, and she's matched all the way by the great Miriam Hopkins who was at her peak on-screen in the '30's. While this is often referred to as Davis' picture, Miriam holds her own. These ladies are truly two of the finest actresses to ever grace the Hollywood screen and deliver Oscar-caliber performances. The confrontation scene where Davis shakes the living daylights out of Hopkins is a high example of art imitating life because Davis and Hopkins weren't exactly the best of friends in real-life either. For some reason, this gem has never been released to video, but naturally the dreadful remake with Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bissett(RICH AND FAMOUS) has.