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Old Acquaintance
DVD cover for Old Acquaintance based on original film posterDirected by Vincent Sherman Produced by Henry Blanke Written by John Van Druten
Lenore Coffee
Edmund GouldingStarring Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
Gig YoungCinematography Sol Polito Editing by Terry O. Morse Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date(s) 27 November 1943 Running time 110 min Country USA Language English Old Acquaintance is a 1943 film drama 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.
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Background
The John Van Druten play on which the film is based had its premiere at the Morosco Theatre, New York City on 23 December 1940 in a production staged by Auriol Lee and designed by Richard Whorf. The play starred Jane Cowl, Peggy Wood and Kent Smith. It ran for 170 performances.
Cast
- Bette Davis - Katherine "Kit" Marlowe
- Miriam Hopkins - Millie Drake
- Gig Young - Rudd Kendall
- John Loder - Preston Drake
- Dolores Moran - Deirdre Drake
- Phillip Reed - Lucian Grant
- Roscoe Karns - Charlie Archer
- Anne Revere - Belle Carter
Notes
- The film was remade in 1981 as Rich and Famous, with Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen. This film is also currently under WB ownership.
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Categories:- English-language films
- American films
- Warner Bros. films
- Black-and-white films
- 1943 films
- Films based on plays
- Films directed by Vincent Sherman
- 1940s drama films
- Plays by John Van Druten
- 1940s drama film stubs
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