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Old Acquaintance (1943) - Movie Browser

Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins hated each other in real life — and you can FEEL it.

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catty prestigeaging ingenue energyliterary melodrama

Overview

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

Content warning

reunion best friend jealousy love triangle novelist resentment marriage proposal old friends return home envy+3 more

female rivalryartistic compromisethe cost of successjealousy as love's shadow

Standout Aspects

Acting

Davis and Hopkins weaponize decades of genuine loathing.

Writing

Acid one-liners that would make Twitter blush.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Director

Vincent Sherman

ReleasedNov 27, 1943

Runtime1h 50m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Top Cast

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)

Jimmy Conlin

Frank - Photographer (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Music Store Saleslady (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Club Patron (uncredited)

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