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In This Our Life ()

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The day before her wedding, a pampered young woman absconds with her sister's husband. Her sister begins seeing the woman's former fiancé.
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Stanley Timberlake
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Roy Timberlake
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Craig Fleming
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Peter Kingsmill
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William Fitzroy
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Asa Timberlake
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Lavinia Timberlake
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Minerva Clay
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Betty Wilmoth
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Charlotte Fitzroy
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Parry Clay
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Jim Purdy
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Dr. Buchanan
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Police Inspector Millett
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Forest Ranger
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Worker (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Policeman Fallon (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Police Detective with Millett (uncredited)
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Mother of Accident Victim (uncredited)
Eddie Graham ...
Police Telephone Operator #2 (uncredited)
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Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ...
Worker (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Freddie Jackson ...
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
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Jailer (uncredited)
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Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Policeman in Car (uncredited)
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Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Patrick McVey ...
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Billy Mitchell ...
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
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Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps ...
Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Fitzroy's Butler (uncredited)
Napoleon Simpson ...
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan ...
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Customer (uncredited)
Buck Woods ...
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Huston
Raoul Walsh ... (uncredited)

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Howard Koch ... (screenplay)
 
Ellen Glasgow ... (novel "In This Our Life")

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David Lewis ... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer

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Max Steiner

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Ernest Haller ... director of photography (as Ernie Haller)

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William Holmes

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Robert M. Haas ... (as Robert Haas)

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Orry-Kelly ... (gowns)

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

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Jack Sullivan ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Robert B. Lee ... sound

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Robert Burks ... special effects
Byron Haskin ... special effects

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Audrey Scott ... stunt double: Bette Davis (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestral arrangements

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Edward A. Blatt ... dialogue director (as Edward Blatt)
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Plot Summary

A young woman, Stanley Timberlake, dumps her fiance, Craig Fleming, and runs off with her sister Roy's husband, Peter Kingsmill. They marry, settle in Baltimore, and Stanley ultimately drives Peter to drink and suicide. Stanley returns home to Richmond only to learn that her sister Roy and old flame Craig have fallen in love and plan to marry. The jealous and selfish Stanley attempts to win back Craig's affections, but her true character is revealed when, rather than take the rap herself, she attempts to pin a hit and run accident on the young black clerk, Parry Clay, who works in Craig's law office. Written by Bonnie Barber

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Taglines "Go ahead! KISS ME!.. Forget you're married to my sister!" See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'amour n'est pas un jeu (France)
  • Como ella sola (Spain)
  • Takie nasze życie (Poland)
  • 追憶の女 (Japan)
  • Nascida para o Mal (Brazil)
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  • 97 min
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Budget $713,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Director John Huston carried on a torrid affair with Olivia de Havilland during the shoot. Warners studio head Jack L. Warner said, "Anyone could see that . . . it was Valentine's Day on the set . . . When I saw the rushes I said to myself, 'Oh-oh, Bette has the lines, but Livvy is getting the best camera shots'." See more »
Goofs Stanley's car license plate is 24-769 and the 1st police car's is 79-695. After she gives the slip to the first cop and is being chased by the second cop (in the front on shot with the second cop's head lights behind her) the car she is driving has the 79-695 license plate. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (1977). See more »
Soundtracks South American Way See more »
Quotes Roy Timberlake: What made you decide to become a lawyer?
Parry Clay: Well, you see, it's like this, Miss Roy: a white boy, he can take most any kind of job and improve himself. Well, like in this store! Maybe he can get to be a clerk or a manager. But a colored boy, he can't do that. He can keep a job or he can lose a job. But he can't get any higher up. So he's got to figure out something he can do that no one can take away. And that's why I want to be a lawyer.
Roy Timberlake: Why, Perry, that's wonderful. I had no idea. Minerva never told me.
Parry Clay: Ma's afraid for a colored boy to have too much ambition.
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