The Great Lie

Sometimes there's a terrible penalty for telling the truth.

Sandra and Pete elope but their marriage is invalid since she's not yet divorced. Sandra is, however, pregnant by Pete. Pete marries his former fiancée Maggie, then flies to South America where his plane crashes. Maggie pays Sandra to let her adopt Pete's baby. Pete returns 'from the dead'. Sandra and Maggie contend for Pete and the baby.

Direction

Edmund Goulding

Screenplay

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Lenore J. Coffee

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Polan Banks