As a child, "Baby Jane" Hudson was the toast of vaudeville. As an adult, however, Baby Jane was overshadowed by her more talented sister, Blanche, who became a top movie star. Then, one night in th...
As a child, "Baby Jane" Hudson was the toast of vaudeville. As an adult, however, Baby Jane was overshadowed by her more talented sister, Blanche, who became a top movie star. Then, one night in the early '30s, came the accident, which crippled Blanche for life and which was blamed on a drunken, jealous Jane. Flash-forward to 1962: Jane (Bette Davis), decked out in garish chalk-white makeup, still lives with the invalid Blanche (Joan Crawford) in their decaying L.A. mansion. When Jane isn't tormenting the helpless Blanche by serving her dead rats for breakfast, she is plotting and planning her showbiz comeback. Convinced that her days are numbered if she remains in the house with her addlepated sister, Blanche desperately tries to get away, but all avenues of escape are cut off by the deranged Jane. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? sparked a trend toward casting venerable Hollywood female stars in such grotesque Grand Guignol melodramas as Lady in a Cage (1964) and Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte (1965). In addition to revitalizing the careers of Davis and Crawford, whose real-life mutual animosity came through loud and clear, the film made a star of sorts of 24-year-old character actor Victor Buono, cast as a porcine mama's-boy musical composer. Lukas Heller's screenplay was based on the novel by Henry Farrell.
Bette Davis - Jane Hudson Joan Crawford - Blanche Hudson Victor Buono - Edwin Flagg Marjorie Bennett - Mrs. Della Flagg Anna Lee - Mrs. Bates Maide Norman - Elvira Stitt B.D. Merrill - Liza Bates Julie Allred - Baby Jane Hudson Gina Gillespie - Blanche (younger) Dave Willock - Ray Hudson Anne Barton - Cora Hudson Wesley Addy - Director William Aldrich Ernest Anderson Debbie Burton - [singing] [Voice] Russ Conway Maxine Cooper Robert Cornthwaite - Dr. Shelby Michael Fox Bert Freed - Producer Don Ross James Seay John Shay Jon Shepodd Peter Virgo Jr. Bobs Watson
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...and to think Jack Warner (Warner Bros.) made the remark, "Who'd pay $ to see those 2 old broads..." The 2 had to pay $ out of their own pockets to finance the picture. Of course, much to Warner's shagrin the picture was a huge success. Joan and Bette certainly earned it, in my opinion at least.
Youre correct. Although Bette Davis wasnt that enthused about the picture and didnt think it would do that well. She opted for the $100,000 pay. While Joan Crawford settled for the percentage and wound up making much more than Bette. Needless to say, Bette got the Oscar nomination but didnt win. Joan received much more money (because the picture was a huge success) and the glory at the oscars for accepting an Oscar for Ann Bancroft. Love this film. Love these two great broads!
Actually that is not true. Ms Davis was meant to 'miss' with her kick, but the camera angle was set to make it look like the kick made contact, which it did....Ms Davis DID kick Ms Crawford in the head, but Ms Crawford got her own back by adding massive weights into her costume so that in the scene where Ms Davis is seen to drag Ms Crawford along the floor, she did her back in due to the weight.
This was a great movie, but it's premise is fundamentally flawed. What rich woman in a wheelchair would allow herself to be kept prisoner in her bedroom? This may have been before "handicapped access" or American with Disabilities Act, but no one unless they are institutionalized would live isolated in a single room.
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