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In This Our Life

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In this melodrama, pampered sibling Stanley Timberlake (Bette Davis) is 24 hours away from marrying her lawyer fiancé, Craig Fleming (George Brent), when she absconds with Dr. Peter Kingsmill (Dennis Morgan), the husband of her sister Roy Timberlake (Olivia de Havilland). To clear the way for her sister's marriage to Peter, Roy quickly divorces him, but then starts seeing her sister's former fiancé, Craig. Stanley's true nature begins to reveal itself, forcing Peter to look for a way out.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Dec 16
3/4
In This Our Life finds Bette at her most vicious. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia 05/24/2022
6/10
An irregular melodrama in which Huston does not put much effort into the erratic narrative. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 07/17/2009
Good soap opera, with an unusually resiliant Good Woman, and plenty to say about race relations. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/04/2005
3/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 10/11/2004
2/5
Don't be fooled by the impressive credits. This is pretty much a stinker. Go to Full Review
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Julian S @akajulianscott Apr 16 It starts off at a crawl, but by the final act, the melodrama surges—and Davis goes full tilt, chewing the scenery with relish. See more Steve D 03/21/2024 Fine story but Davis is overacting. See more Matthew R 04/30/2023 Wigs were SNATCHED! Bette and Olivia at their best! See more 09/13/2021 Bette Davis gives an excellent performance as a spoiled sociopath that ruins people's lives in order to get what she wants. She's a pretty young lady and a human wrecking ball. The movie is about her ruining one life after another until consequences finally catch up to her. She does an excellent job playing this role. Otherwise, the movie is rather forgettable. I think it's worth watching just to see Bette Davis's acting. She's good. See more 08/22/2021 It's rather simple at times, but it's surprisingly captivating. It sits on a simple contrast between good and evil. Interestingly good and bad are presented often in pairs, couples. The sick evil woman whose husband is a good, kind man. The equally sick and evil man who has a kind woman as wife. The evil sister with her kind sister. The constant innuendo is that good enables evil. And there's something appealing and seductive in being devilish, while being good equals being weak. But in the end good prevails. The overall take on love is a bit strange and unclear. People fall in love and out of love and sometimes even back in love rather quickly and in somewhat contractual manner. The acting is remarkably good. See more 10/18/2020 Bette Davis' "Stanley" was so horrible! (But the woman could act. And so could Olivia deHavilland. Hollywood (and the rest of us) will miss these women.) See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this melodrama, pampered sibling Stanley Timberlake (Bette Davis) is 24 hours away from marrying her lawyer fiancé, Craig Fleming (George Brent), when she absconds with Dr. Peter Kingsmill (Dennis Morgan), the husband of her sister Roy Timberlake (Olivia de Havilland). To clear the way for her sister's marriage to Peter, Roy quickly divorces him, but then starts seeing her sister's former fiancé, Craig. Stanley's true nature begins to reveal itself, forcing Peter to look for a way out.
Director
John Huston
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 8, 1942, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 37m
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