The Old Maid

Edmund Goulding
1939-08-16

Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!
7.1
95 min

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

Cast

Name Character Team
Bette Davis Charlotte Lovell Unowned
Miriam Hopkins Delia Lovell Ralston Unowned
George Brent Clem Spender Unowned
Donald Crisp Doctor Lanskell Unowned
Jane Bryan Clementina Unowned
Louise Fazenda Dora Unowned
James Stephenson Jim Ralston Unowned
Jerome Cowan Joe Ralston Unowned
William Lundigan Lanning Halsey Unowned
Cecilia Loftus Grandmother Lovell Unowned
Rand Brooks Jim Unowned
Janet Shaw Dee Unowned
William Hopper John Unowned
William A. Boardway Wedding Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Sidney Bracey Charles the Butler (uncredited) Unowned
Marlene Burnett Tina as a Child (uncredited) Unowned
Frederick Burton Mr. Halsey (uncredited) Unowned
Ricardo Lord Cezon Little Boy (uncredited) Unowned
Oliver Cross Wedding Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Jack George First Orchestra Leader / Violinist (uncredited) Unowned
Sol Gorss Departing Soldier at Train Station (uncredited) Unowned
Winifred Harris Mrs. Halsey (uncredited) Unowned
Stuart Holmes Man at Train Station (uncredited) Unowned
Lois James Girl (uncredited) Unowned
Carl M. Leviness Wedding Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Doris Lloyd Miss Ford (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Neill Wedding Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Alexander Pollard Servant (uncredited) Unowned
Raymond Rayhill Powell Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Unowned
Ellinor Vanderveer Wedding Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Florence Wix Townswoman at Railroad Station (uncredited) Unowned