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About
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
Theatrical
Oct 31, 1942
Box Office
$4.2M
Budget
$877K
Return
4.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 6, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →The Role of the Maiden Aunt
Taglines
I'm the maiden aunt. Every family has one you know.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Excuses for Women in Life's Challenges
Taglines
Today Her Greatest! For a woman there's always an excuse . . .
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Bette Davis
Charlotte Vale
P
Paul Henreid
Jeremiah 'Jerry' Duvaux Durrance
C
Claude Rains
Dr. Jaquith
G
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Henry Vale
B
Bonita Granville
June Vale
J
John Loder
Elliot Livingston
I
Ilka Chase
Lisa Vale
L
Lee Patrick
Deb McIntyre
F
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Thompson
K
Katharine Alexander
Miss Trask
J
James Rennie
Frank McIntyre
M
Mary Wickes
Dora Pickford
T
Tod Andrews
Dr. Dan Regan (uncredited)
B
Brooks Benedict
Party Guest (uncredited)
Y
Yola d'Avril
Celestine (uncredited)
C
Charles Drake
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
C
Claire Du Brey
Hilda (uncredited)
E
Elspeth Dudgeon
Aunt Hester (uncredited)
B
Bill Edwards
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
M
Mary Field
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
