
Old Acquaintance
"I know what every woman expects from love ...AND WHAT SHE ACCEPTS IF SHE IS WISE!"
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Release Date
11/27/1943Runtime
110 minsGenres
Overview
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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Two lifelong friends navigate the bitter currents of professional rivalry and romantic entanglement as their diverging paths force them to reckon with envy, resentment, and the fragility of bonds tested by success and desire.
Mood
BittersweetTenseWistful
Themes
FriendshipAmbitionLove
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Two-hander

Bette Davis
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

Esther Dale
Harriet

Abigail Adams
College Girl (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Garden Room Patron (uncredited)
Gordon B. Clarke
Usher at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
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