Bette Davis
Actor
- Of Human Bondage (1934)
- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Bette Davis, Leslie Howard
- The film which propelled Bette Davis to stardom, with her vivid personification of a coy, but slutty Cockney waitress who becomes the object of…
- Petrified Forest, The (1935)
- Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, Genevieve Tobin…
- Featuring probably Bogart's first classic role, this adaptation of the Robert Sherwood play is set in a remote diner in Arizona where a fugitive…
- Dangerous + Hell's House (1935/32)
- Dir. Alfred Green, Howard Higgin
Feat. Bette Davis
- Bette Davis in two early roles – her lead performance as a star–turned–alcoholic in DANGEROUS fetching her the first of two Best…
- Kid Galahad (1937)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart…
- A potent prize–fighting movie with room for some romantic asides and weighty egos.
- Jezebel (1938)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Henry Fonda
- A classic, Oscar–winning role for Bette Davis, as a southern belle who defies the arch conventions of 19th century New Orleans high society…
- Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Bette Davis, Errol Flynn
- Bette Davis is perfectly cast as Queen Liz, opposite Errol Flynn. An enjoyable romp.
- Dark Victory (1939)
- Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart…
- Sleekly upholstered melodrama, with Davis as a willful, party–going Long Island millionairess who discovers she is dying. Great performances…
- Bette Davis Collection (Dark Victory; Mr Skeffington; The Letter; Now, Voyager) (1939-1944)
- Feat. Bette Davis
- Four early Bette Davis features including the alltime classic NOW, VOYAGER.
- Letter, The (1940)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson
- Although not quite of the first rank, this sultry melodrama counts as one of Bette Davis' most interesting 1940s works. Set among the frustrated…
- Little Foxes, The (1941)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall
- Masterful period drama adapted from a stageplay by one the great directors. Bette Davis is in brilliant form as Regina, the scheming matron…
- Bride Came C.O.D., The (1941)
- Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin…
- Slapstick rom–com with Cagney as cash–strapped charter pilot who is hired to kidnap a tycoon's daughter to prevent her marrying a vapid…
- Now, Voyager (1942)
- Dir. Irving Rapper
Feat. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid
- Compelling story of unrequited passion with Bette Davis radiant as the repressed spinster turned elegant socialite who falls in love with a married…
- Mr. Skeffington (1944)
- Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel
- Unrepentant weepie of epic length with Bette Davis as a NYC 'society girl' who snags a devoted and rich Jewish husband (Rains). But after a tangle…
- All About Eve (1950)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders…
- Bette Davis is in her element as ageing Broadway star Margot Channing, under threat of the hidden menace of an ambitious young actress. A scathing…
- Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
- Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Bette Davis
- Fine acting, from Bette Davis among others, lifts story of aircrash survivors coming together.
- Virgin Queen, The (1955)
- Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Bette Davis
- Bette Davis is in full flight playing Queen Liz I, for the second time. Quality Hollywood.
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Ann-Margret, Bette Davis, Glenn Ford…
- Frank Capra's final film (and Ann–Margret's debut) is an appealing remake of his earlier LADY FOR A DAY, in which the poverty–stricken…
- Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono…
- Joan Crawford and Bette Davis scheme and brood in this memorable gothic melodrama about an aged child star and her embittered and jealous sister who…
- Empty Canvas, The (La Noia) (1963)
- Dir. Damiano Damiani
Feat. Bette Davis, Horst Buchholz, Catherine Spaak
- Unsuccessful painter Buccholz falls for a young model who spurns his love and drives him to both ruin and his overbearing mother. Based on the novel…
- Dead Ringer (1964)
- Dir. Paul Henreid
Feat. Bette Davis
- Enjoyable, high camp star vehicle for Bette Davis who is driven by jealousy to murder her twin sister in order to assume her identity. Bette, of…
- Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten
- Macabre shocks and bitter twists spike this outrageous gothic melodrama about an ageing, lonely Bette Davis disturbed by pressure from council…
- Nanny, The (1965)
- Dir. Seth Holt
Feat. Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett
- Bette Davis' stoney ambivalence is well employed in this Hammer production as the malevolent/misunderstood minder of a disturbed child who has been…
- Anniversary, The (1967)
- Dir. Roy Thomas Baker
Feat. Bette Davis, Jack Hedley, James Cossins…
- Bette Davis sinks her fangs into the role of domineering widow, lording it over three spineless sons at her annual get–togethers. While firmly…
- Madame Sin (1971)
- Dir. David Greene
Feat. Bette Davis, Denholm Elliott, Robert Wagner…
- Criminal mastermind Bette Davis casts her heavily mascaraed eye on nuclear submarines and the like. A cheesy pleasure.
- Lo Scopone Scientifico (1972)
- Dir. Luigi Comencini
Feat. Bette Davis, Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano…
- Little–known Italian comedy stars Bette Davis as a wealthy, Nora Desmond–esque countess who entices those less fortunate to gamble with…
- Death on the Nile (1978)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, David Niven…
- An overlong yet none–the–less charming version of the Agatha Christie whodunnit. Peter Ustinov, as the definitive Hercule Poirot, holds…
- Return From Witch Mountain (1978)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Bette Davis, Christopher Lee
- Above–average sequel to ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN reprises the story of two runaway orphans with supernatural powers, adding the star presence…
- Watcher in the Woods, The (1980)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Bette Davis, David McCallum, Carroll Baker…
- One of Disney's spookier efforts, this concerns a family who move into a country house in Britain and are beset with supernatural occurances.…
- Whales of August, The (1987)
- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price
- A gently homespun slice of life in one's final years, with the joyous presence of late cinema icons Bette Davis, Lillian Gish and Vincent Price.