Linked in friendship
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Linked in friendship |
| Original title | Old Acquaintance |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vincent Sherman |
| script |
John Van Druten , Lenore J. Coffee |
| production |
Henry Blanke for Warner Brothers |
| music | Franz Waxman |
| camera | Sol Polito |
| cut | Terry O. Morse |
| occupation | |
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Linked in friendship is an American feature film from 1943. The film was based on the play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten .
action
The award-winning writer Kit Marlowe returned to her hometown in 1924. There she is greeted by her childhood friend Millie. She is now married to Preston Drake and is expecting her first child. First, Millie avoids contact with her old friend Kit, which annoys her. When they finally meet, Kit learns that Millie also has writing ambitions. She wrote her first novel and is convinced it will be a bestseller.
Years later, the two women meet again. The Drakes have an eight-year-old daughter, and Millie has made money from popular novels. Now they have come to New York to see the premiere of Kit Marlowe's new play. Millie's marriage is in crisis, however. Her husband is offended by Millie's success and drinks regularly. On the day of the premiere, Preston tells Drake Kit that he actually loves her. However, Kit rejects him, pointing out that Millie would always stand between them. She tries to save her friend's marriage. But Preston leaves Millie and daughter Deirdre.
Ten years later, the United States is in World War II . Kit works for the American Red Cross and raises money on radio broadcasts. Preston Drake is now a soldier and listens to these radio broadcasts. He calls Kit and arranges to meet her. Kit agrees, but sends her young lover Rudd Kendall along with Preston's daughter Deirdre as a surprise for him. But Preston also has a surprise: he intends to remarry. The next day Rudd receives his order to enter the army. Rudd asks Kit to marry him immediately. Kit refuses, however, because of the great age difference between the two. Rudd is disappointed and meets with Deirdre. They spend a day together and fall in love.
Meanwhile, Preston meets with Millie and tells her that he wants to remarry. He would like to see his daughter Deirdre more often in the future. In this conversation he admits that he was once in love with Kit Marlowe. Millie is angry and jealous. She tells her daughter Deirdre that Kit once wanted to stand up for her husband and that she is to blame for the failure of the marriage. In the evening, Rudd Kit reports that he has fallen in love with Deirdre. Kit is initially shocked. Nevertheless, she seeks out Deirdre, who is no longer on good terms with her. However, she can convince her that Rudd is the right choice for her future. Eventually, Millie also realizes that her old friend Kit is not hostile to her. She visits them and asks for forgiveness. That evening she describes her new book project about two old friends. The two women drink to the success of this project.
Reviews
“Superficially staged past psychological and moral problems. Remarkable: Bette Davis in an additionally idealized role of a generous emancipated by national pathos. "
Web links
- In friendship connected in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linked in friendship . ( filmdienst.de [accessed on August 9, 2018]).