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The Old Maid (1939)

“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!”

  • NR
  • 95 min
  • Drama
  • imdb logo 7.4/10 (4058 votes)

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Plot

After a two-year absence, Clem Spender returns home on the very day that his former fiancée, Delia, is marrying another man. Clem enlists in the Union army and dies on the battlefield, but not before finding comfort in the arms of Delia's cousin, Charlotte Lovell. The years pass and Charlotte establishes an orphanage and eventually confesses to Delia that her dearest young charge, Tina, is an fact her own child by Clem. Jealousy and family secrets threaten to tear the cousins apart.

Where to watch The Old Maid?

The Old Maid is a drama movie featuring Bette Davis and directed by Edmund Goulding.

It is possible to buy The Old Maid on Amazon Video, Apple TV, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Vudu and YouTube.