Old Acquaintance is a 1943 film drama made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Henry Blanke with Jack L. Warner as executive producer from a screenplay by John Van Druten, Lenore Coffee and Edmund Goulding based on Van Druten's play. The film starred Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins with Gig Young, John Loder, Dolores Moran, Roscoe Karns and Anne Revere.

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Background

The John Van Druten play on which the film is based had its premiere at the Morosco Theatre, New York City on 23 December 1940 in a production staged by Auriol Lee and designed by Richard Whorf. The play starred Jane Cowl, Peggy Wood and Kent Smith. It ran for 170 performances.

Cast

• Bette Davis - Katherine "Kittie" Marlowe
• Miriam Hopkins - Millie Drake
• Gig Young - Rudd Kendall
• John Loder - Preston Drake
• Dolores Moran - Deirdre Drake
• Phillip Reed - Lucian Grant
• Roscoe Karns - Charlie Archer
• Anne Revere - Belle Carter

Notes

• The film was remade in 1981 as Rich and Famous , with Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen.
• Bette Davis personally requested the casting of Norma Shearer in the role of Mildred Drake. Shearer refused the role and the part went to Miriam Hopkins.