In This Our Life

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In This Our Life

1942

1h 37m

Drama

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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.

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Rick H

@Rick336 Apr 13

Great old movie. Very entertaining.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Mar 28

The high production values and fine actors made this enjoyable even if it was an absurd melodrama.

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Julian S

@akajulianscott 04/16/2025

It starts off at a crawl, but by the final act, the melodrama surges—and Davis goes full tilt, chewing the scenery with relish.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 03/21/2024

Fine story but Davis is overacting.

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Matthew R

@RT77445758 04/30/2023

Wigs were SNATCHED! Bette and Olivia at their best!

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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.

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John Huston

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Bette Davis

Stanley Timberlake

Olivia de Havilland

Roy Timberlake

George Brent

Craig Fleming

Dennis Morgan

Peter Kingsmill

Charles Coburn

William Fitzroy

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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