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Winter Meeting

Winter Meeting

1948Movie⏱️ 1h 44mApproved
DramaRomance
6.2
IMDB Rating
1,607 votes

Bette Davis is a successful poetess who falls in love with a war hero in this romantic melodrama that is a moving film experience any time of year.

Director
Bretaigne Windust
Writers
Catherine Turney, Grace Zaring Stone
Stars
Bette Davis, Janis Paige, Jim Davis
Release Date
April 7, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 46
Reviews
📋 1.2K
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🎭 Top Cast

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
as Susan Grieve
Janis Paige
Janis Paige
as Peggy Markham
Jim Davis
Jim Davis
as Slick Novak
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
as Stacy Grant
Florence Bates
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Castle
Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin
as Mr. Castle
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Ransom Sherman
as Mr. Roderick Moran, Jr.
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
as Leader - Woody Herman and His Orchestra
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Lois Austin
as Marcia
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Tex Brodus
as Restaurant Patron

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

lovesnowspinsterpoetessconnecticut

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Much more than your typical Bette Davis melodrama
by kijii2016-11-05
8/10

"This is a much more than your typical Bette Davis melodrama. Here, Davis plays a NYC poetess (Susan Grieve), who runs around in high social circles. One of her society friends, Stacy Grant (John Hoyt), invites her to dine with him as he entertains a navel hero, Slick Novak (Jim Davis, Jock Ewing from TV's Dallas) who is staying briefly in town. Stacy's idea was to make Susan his date while pairing Novak up with his secretary, Peggy Markham (Janis Paige). However, the evening doesn't go as planned, since Novak falls for Susan rather than Peggy and invites himself into Susan'..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film was a huge box office failure, bringing in less than half the cost of production and promotion. It was Bette Davis's biggest flop at Warner Bros. and came after Deception (1946), another money-loser for the studio, causing Jack L. Warner to lose faith in Davis's box office appeal.

📖 Synopsis

Bette Davis is a successful poetess who falls in love with a war hero in this romantic melodrama that is a moving film experience any time of year.