Old Acquaintance
Old Acquaintance

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Jealous of best friend Kit, a critically acclaimed but financially unsuccessful author and playwright, Millie writes a novel, the first in a string of bestselling trashy novels. After eight years of neglect and taking a backseat to Millie's fame, her husband Preston leaves her. Another decade passes and Kit announces her intention of marrying the decade-younger Rudd. Millie thinks Preston wishes to reconcile, only to discover he is engaged. He also admits that he was in love ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Old Acquaintance:

Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
Gig Young
John Loder
Dolores Moran
Phillip Reed

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Jealous of best friend Kit, a critically acclaimed but financially unsuccessful author and playwright, Millie writes a novel, the first in a string of bestselling trashy novels. After eight years of neglect and taking a backseat to Millie's fame, her husband Preston leaves her. Another decade passes and Kit announces her intention of marrying the decade-younger Rudd. Millie thinks Preston wishes to reconcile, only to discover he is engaged. He also admits that he was in love with Kit, who had turned down his many advances. Feeling Kit to blame for the failure of her marriage, Millie flies into a rage and confronts Kit. Later, learning of Rudd's affection for Millie's daughter Diedre, Kit graciously steps aside to bless their union. In the end, Millie and Kit make up, sharing a champagne toast for each one's old acquaintance.

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LarsenOnFilm - 8/10 by Josh Larsen...a bit of a slow boil, but this 1943 melodrama eventually bubbles over with Bette Davis literally trying to shake some sense into Miriam Hopkins.
User Review - 10/10 by Keenan SThis is probably Bette Davis's most underrated film. I didn't even know it existed until I came across it in a Bette Davis four-movie pack by TCM. The film is an engaging story of jealousy, drama, romance, and even has funny humor to boot. Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins have excellent chemistry despite having a real life mutual dislike for each other. If only more people knew about this great film, because it deserves far more attention than it got.
User Review - 8/10 by Catherine KThis movie is all about Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins. They couldn't stand each other in real life, and watching them loving and hating each other onscreen is a blast.
User Review - 8/10 by Tara HAnyone who likes Bette Davis should see this.
User Review - 8/10 by Ameena MKit Marlowe: There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
User Review - 8/10 by Brian Kbette davis and thats all i really need 2 say. however i must say it was about time someone just shook miriam hopkins!!!
User Review - 8/10 by Pera KAn excellent classic, Bette Davis once again gives a magnificent performance, Miriam Hopkins does well too. Good story, very well written and directed, fine production values in all aspects. Wonderful.
User Review - 8/10 by Rick QHow did I go so many years without someone telling me that I had to see "Old Acquaintance"? It's just a melodrama, but it's one of the best, most satisfying, and most unique that Bette Davis made in her heyday, the 1940s. Davis plays a serious, high-minded novelist, and Miriam Hopkins plays a deliciously petulant, semi-educated, narcissistic writer of pulp fiction. The two have a life-long friendship with many ups and downs and subtle cross-currents of rivalry and devotion. In the last half-hour, there are some surprising twists that had my head spinning. And the final message is to some degree a celebration of women remaining unmarried, which I loved. I had a rip-roaring good time watching this classic, and I'm sad that its reputation has faded over the years. It deserves to be better known.
User Review - 8/10 by Jess Lgood melodrama that keep davis & hopkins busy
User Review - 8/10 by Tiffany DAnother Bette Davis movie, another Bette Davis feud - lol - this time with co-star Miriam Hopkins... and once again, over a man. The movie itself is fun to watch and has an interesting soap opera-esque story. Unfortunately, the last 20 minute or so just don't seem fully fleshed out -- and once again, another very abrupt ending. Worth the watch for Davis fans and lovers of classic cinema - 4 stars

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