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Plot Summary
A neurotic girl, Stanley, (Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bette Davis -- "All About Eve," "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?") dumps her fiancée, steals her sister's husband, rejects him and manipulates her whole family. Stanley's sister soon falls in love with Stanley's former fiancée, Craig, and they plan to wed. Jealous of this, Stanley leads herself to ruin when she tries to place the blame for a hit and run accident on a young black clerk, who works in Craig's law office. Co-starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Olivia de Havilland ("Gone with the Wind," "The Adventures of Robin Hood") and Academy Award-winner Charles Coburn ("Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "The Lady Eve"). Directed by Academy Award-winner John Huston (The Maltese Falcon," "The African Queen," "Prizzi's Honor").
Customer Reviews
Davis and de Havilland!
What a pair they make as sisters who are the exact opposite! You'll love this picture!
Such a great movie!
I can't believe I hadn't heard of it before. Bette Davis is predictably perfect - a complete diva. I might even read the book by Ellen Glasgow! Fun to see "Melanie" and "Mammy" in another good movie together, and this one so much more progressive about race relations than other movies of the era. I personally love the movie Kitty Foyle, so it was fun to see Dennis Morgan again, also. Finally, it was set in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia! Fun to hear cities around me referenced throughout. RENT IT! You'll love it.
Bette Davis' first REAL mean role
"Of Human Bondage" may considered but i see this as her first mean role. becuase in this one,she's jsut plain cold hearted and in "Of human Bondage" she was hurt so many times,so it was somewhat understandable ,her behaviour. Olivia de Havilland is such a great actress,and Bette Davis outshines her in this one,simply becuase Bette's character has more to do in the film. some of the scenes you REALLY want to wring bette's neck!
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