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Old Acquaintance
1943 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 7.1
Drama
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
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Details
- Years
- 1943
- Release date
- 1943-11-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (37 votes)
- Budget
- $1,070,000
Themes
- marriage proposal
- jealousy
- love triangle
- reunion
- best friend
- novelist
- envy
- old friends
- best selling author
- resentment
- estrangement
- return home
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Bette Davis
as Kit Marlowe

Miriam Hopkins
as Millie Drake

Gig Young
as Rudd Kendall

John Loder
as Preston Drake

Dolores Moran
as Deirdre Drake

Phillip Reed
as Lucian Grant

Roscoe Karns
as Charlie Archer

Anne Revere
as Belle Carter

Esther Dale
as Harriet

Abigail Adams
as College Girl (uncredited)
Directed by Vincent Sherman