Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on August 16, 2018

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on January 24, 2014

The Old Maid Directed by Edmund Goulding Written by Casey Robinson based on the stage play by Zoe Akins and the novel by Edith Wharton 1939/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental It’s not a bad movie but this tear-jerker did not particularly move me. During the Civil War, Delia Lovell...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on October 18, 2012

The Old Maid (1939). Director: Edmund Goulding. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1935 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title by Zoë Akins, which was adapted from the 1924 Edith Wharton novella The Old Maid: the fifties. On the day of Delia Lovell's wedding to socially...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 18, 2012

In 1938 Bette Davis had starred in Jezebel as a Southern belle whose unconventional behavior brought her misery and loneliness. In 1939, Davis and a number of her Jezebel cohorts returned for another Civil War love story in The Old Maid, in which Davis plays a Northern debutante whose unconventional   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 18, 2012

In 1938 Bette Davis had starred in Jezebel as a Southern belle whose unconventional behavior brought her misery and loneliness. In 1939, Davis and a number of her Jezebel cohorts returned for another Civil War love story in The Old Maid, in which Davis plays a Northern debutante whose unconventional   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 18, 2012

In 1938 Bette Davis had starred in Jezebel as a Southern belle whose unconventional behavior brought her misery and loneliness. In 1939, Davis and a number of her Jezebel cohorts returned for another Civil War love story in The Old Maid, in which Davis plays a Northern debutante whose unconventional   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on May 16, 2011

The Old Maid (1939) Source: Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis by Ed Sikov; Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud by Shaun Considine; TCM.com Filed under: Drama Tagged: | Bette Davis, Edmund Goulding, George Brent, James Stephenson, Miriam Hopkins, Orry-Kelly   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on February 7, 2009

After thoroughly enjoying Old Acquaintance, which teamed Bette Davis with Miriam Hopkins, I was keen to see their earlier film together, The Old Maid. I’d seen this movie described somewhere as a “soap opera”, but I think that’s very misleading. In fact, it is an adaptation o   read more