The Whales of August

Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.

Cast

Bette Davis

as Libby Strong

Lillian Gish

as Sarah Webber

Vincent Price

as Mr. Maranov

Ann Sothern

as Tisha Doughty

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Joshua Brackett

Margaret Ladd

as Young Libby

Mary Steenburgen

as Young Sarah

Tisha Sterling

as Young Tisha

Frank Grimes

as Mr. Beckwith

Frank Pitkin

as Old Randall

Reviews

CinemaSerf

When I see this, I cannot help but wonder how much actual acting Bette Davis and Lilian Gish (who made her first film in 1912!) were doing, and how much of their performances were but second nature for two elderly ladies who were simply being themselves in this screen adaptation of David Berry's pla...

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