In This Our Life
1942 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 6.9 · 71% critics
A spoiled, unhappy young woman upends her family’s world when she runs off with her sister’s husband, leaving betrayal and heartbreak in her wake. As her reckless choices spiral, she leans on privilege and manipulation to dodge consequences, pulling everyone around her into a tense moral reckoning.
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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-05-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (56 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic, high-drama morality tales with messy relationships and a sharp edge, this may click, especially if you liked Jezebel; Not for you if you want subtle characters, lighthearted pacing, or a calm watch.
Pros: bold melodrama; strong lead performances; timely social themes | Cons: over-the-top moments; uneven supporting roles; credibility stretches
Themes
- infidelity
- based on novel or book
- baltimore, usa
- hit-and-run
- sister
- sibling rivalry
- virginia
- racial prejudice
- manipulative sister
- manipulative woman
- sister sister relationship
Cast & crew
Bette Davis
as Stanley Timberlake Kingsmill
Olivia de Havilland
as Roy Timberlake
George Brent
as Craig Fleming
Dennis Morgan
as Peter Kingsmill
Charles Coburn
as William Fitzroy
Frank Craven
as Asa Timberlake
Billie Burke
as Lavinia Timberlake
Hattie McDaniel
as Minerva Clay
Lee Patrick
as Betty Wilmoth
Mary Servoss
as Charlotte Fitzroy
Directed by John Huston, Raoul Walsh