Old Acquaintance

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Old Acquaintance

DVD cover for Old Acquaintance based on original film poster
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Produced by Henry Blanke
Written by John Van Druten
Lenore Coffee
Edmund Goulding
Starring Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
Gig Young
Cinematography Sol Polito
Editing by Terry O. Morse
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) Flag of the United States 27 November 1943
Running time 110 min
Country USA
Language English
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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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[edit] Background

The 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.

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[edit] Notes

  • The film was remade in 1981 as Rich and Famous, with Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen.
  • 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.

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