Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance (1943)

"I know what every woman expects from love ...AND WHAT SHE ACCEPTS IF SHE IS WISE!"

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

Date of release
1943-11-27
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (40)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Vincent Sherman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $1.1M

Old Acquaintance is a 1943 American drama film released by Warner Bros. Pictures It was directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Henry Blanke with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. The screenplay by John Van Druten, Lenore Coffee and Edmund Goulding was based on Van Druten's 1940 play of the same title.

Background

The John Van Druten play upon which the film is based premiered at the Morosco Theatre in New York City on December 23, 1940, running for 170 performances. The play was staged by Auriol Lee and designed by Richard Whorf, and it starred Jane Cowl, Peggy Wood and Kent Smith.

Bette Davis wanted Norma Shearer to take the role of Millie, but Shearer, who was semi-retired, declined to take the secondary role and second billing. Miriam Hopkins, who had starred in The Old Maid with Davis and had endured a difficult working relationship with her (Davis allegedly had an affair with Hopkins' husband Anatole Litvak), accepted the role.

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