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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway
Directed By: Robert Aldrich
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543131311
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-08-09
Running Time: 133
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1964-12-24
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This is the tale of a wealthy southern spinster Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) who lives with her eccentric maid (Agnes Moorehead) in a decaying southern mansion, shunned by the townsfolk after the mysterious axe-murder of her late lover. When her jealous cousin (Olivia de Havilland) and her cousin's wily husband (Cotton) arrive for a visit, the two conspire to drive Charlotte insane and have her commited so the two can sell off her estate and pocket the proceeds.
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Summary: One of the Best Old Movies Ever
Comment: Do not be fooled because it is an old movie. This is just an old black and white but it will thrill your mind. You will never figure out who did it. It is about the only movie I ever saw where Bruce Dern plays a decent guy. He is usually a bad guy and does a good job with that role. In this movie, he is a nice, clean-cut, guy.
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Summary: Great cast, so-so movie
Comment: Bette Davis plays the fragile title character in this movie, which feels like a cross between What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Gaslight. It would have been nice to see Joan Crawford in the role of Bette's cousin, but her replacement, Olivia de Havilland, does a very good job. Her performance is very low key compared to Davis's campy (but good) scenery chewing. Agnes Moorehead steals her scenes as the maid Velma.
So, the acting is great, and the movie has its good moments, but overall, it's way too long and slow moving. Worth watching for fans of the stars, like myself, but I was a little disappointed.
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Summary: Good and Creepy
Comment: I remember watching this as a child and this is horror at its best. Lots of suspense and Bette Davis at one of her best films. I am a fan of Bette Davis and she will always be one of my favorite actresses.
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Summary: Oh, so THAT'S what's meant by "Southern Gothic"!
Comment: I went into this movie knowing nothing about it. I bought it because I liked the lead actresses and Joseph Cotten is always fun up on the screen. So imagine my surprise when, just a few minutes into the film, someone's hand gets rather graphically cut off! Not something I would've expected for 1965.
The movie centers around Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis), who lives in an old mansion. It was the scene of a crime in 1927, the previously mentioned hand-chop, which ended up being a murder, and she was blamed for it. She was never charged but everyone "knows" she's guilty (especially since she was having an affair with the murder victim). She's spent her entire adult life living in the house with her servant (Agnes Morehead, and I gotta say, I had no idea it was her), and not really doing anything else, going very slightly crazy (though she's far more sane than she pretends to be, at least at the start).
Sadly her house is about to be knocked down to make room for an expressway. I guess that's better than having your planet demolished to make room for a hyperspace bypass, but still harsh. She's not too pleased about this and so enlists the aid of her cousin (Olivia de Havilland), and her doctor (Joseph Cotten) to save her house.
Not surprisingly, things don't go entirely as planned, and Charlotte starts to halucinate, thinking she's seeing or hearing her dead beau. Even more ominous things start to happen, like a butcher knife (the murder weapon), being found stuck into the floor next to a severed hand. Is Charlotte actualy going round the bend now, or is someone just trying to make her thnk she is?
This is certainly one of the most entertaining films I've seen in a while. The story is gripping, the direction is excellent and Bette Davis really kicks ass as Charlotte. She really keeps the audience wondering what's going on in her head. Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotten are also excellent.
This is a great film, and one I'd recommend to anyone who likes horror or mysteries. Very, very good!
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Summary: Hush Hush
Comment: Love the line..."Public Relations? Sounds like something dirty to me." And of course, "you're a vile, sorry, little Bit h!" Bette is at her best, BUT...to really enjoy this era of Madame Davis, one needs to also purchase "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and "Dead Ringer." She is the greatest character!
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