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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012569678804
Format: Black & White, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 30, 2006
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 15010
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1943
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins--a pair of actresses who hated each other--re-mix their chemistry from The Old Maid in Old Acquaintance, an entertaining adaptation of John Van Druten's play. The action begins with Davis, a semi-famous author, returning to her small town and the home of old friend Hopkins. The later has opted for the settled life of husband and pregnancy, and she doesn't much hide her envy of Davis's success. Then the tables turn, as Hopkins pens a series of potboilers that sell much better than her friend-rival's. The movie keeps checking up on these two as the years pass, each wanting what the other has. It kicks around such staples as career vs. family, but what comes across most memorably in Old Acquaintance is the friendship between the two characters despite their rivalry; in that sense, the best scene in the film is the last scene. Hopkins has the flashy role, a silly ninny who seemingly never stops screeching, and Davis takes the more centered, self-effacing part. (By the way, Davis said that a scene in which she wears men's pajama tops caused a bit of a vogue at the time.) The men are in the background, although John Loder does a nice job of layering a gentle humor to Hopkins' long-suffering husband. Gig Young, in one of his earliest roles, is almost unrecognizable as a Davis paramour. Vincent Sherman (Mr. Skeffington) directed this example of the 'women's picture,' the kind of movie that kept Bette Davis the queen of the Warner Bros. lot. It was nicely remade by director George Cukor in 1981 as Rich and Famous, with Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - "Old Acquaintance" Should Be Forgot ...
Film: **1/2 _____ DVD Transfer: ****1/2 _____ DVD Extras: ****
Through no fault of her own, "Old Acquaintance" is definitely one of Bette Davis's lesser vehicles from the late 30's through the early 1940's, certainly not up to the standards set by "Jezebel", "Dark Victory", "The Letter", "The Little Foxes", "The Man Who Came to Dinner", "Now, Voyager", "The Watch on the Rhine", and "Mr. Skeffington". In those superior films, Davis had the advantage of top flight scripts, formidable ... Read More
Rating: - Not spectacular, but worth getting acquainted with
Not a bad little movie, though it sometimes moves uneasily between drama and comedy. For example, there's one scene where Bette Davis is vigorously shaking Miriam Hopkins in frustration, and though what we're seeing is undeniably shocking and violent, the cutesy music on the soundtrack is trying to tell us it's supposed to be funny. But, all in all, "Old Acquaintance" is a watchable, mostly polished affair, though it's certainly not up there with "Dark Victory", "Now, Voyager" and other Bette Davis ... Read More
Rating: - double occupancy
OLD ACQUAINTANCE is among a handful of Bette Davis films I'd not seen (nor felt compelled to see) before now. Last week I attended a preview of the play upon which the film is based, in a valiant Broadway production of a rather creaky pre-war "sophisticated" comedy, and immediately ordered a DVD of the movie version.
The legendary antipathy off-screen between stars Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins fuels audience appreciation of the on-screen Kit and Millie. Indeed, most discussions of the ... Read More
Rating: - Miriam Over the Top
Interesting film, but not one of Bette's best. Miriam Hopkins (much better acting in "These Three" and "The Heiress") eats the scenery every time. Miriam is poorly cast as 20 something, but looks about 50 years old at the beginning of film. Outstanding is Vincent Sherman, the director's interview on the DVD--great insight into the making of the film and personalities of Mim and Bette.
Rating:  - What Friendship is Really About
Another Classic Bette Davis film, The consumate actress and in this wonderful piece she is joined by another really great actress, Miriam Hopkins.
Together they give true friendship and loyalty a run for their money
Don't miss it.
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