The Old Maid is a 1934 play by American playwright Zoë Akins, adapted from Edith Wharton's 1924 novella of the same name. The play as published has six "episodes", covering twenty-one years of time. It has a large cast, and three settings; one is used for the last four episodes (scenes). The story concerns two women, cousins, who allow rancor over a lost love to become a struggle for the illegitimate daughter of one. The original production was produced by Harry Moses, staged by Guthrie McClintic, had sets and costumes by Stewart Chaney, and starred Judith Anderson and Helen Menken. It played on Broadway from January through September 1935, then went on tour for seven months.
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The Old Maid was adapted into a 1939 film.
The Old Maid1939 · film · 95 min · dir. Edmund Goulding · IMDb ↗IMDb7.4The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.
