Monday, March 23, 2009

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

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Bette Davis and Joan Crawford didn't get along. It's been well documented, it was legendary. I'm surprised they made a moobie together at all, but when they did they chose the perfect picture to showcase their dislike.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane is about two elderly sisters. Bette plays Jane, a washed-up child vaudeville star. The other saw her star on the rise as her sister's was falling to become a star in her own right on the silver screen. Joan as the now paralyzed and wheelchair-bound Blanche gives a very understated performance in the face of the stellar Bette Davis' Oscar nominated turn. Bette's grotesque, gothic deterioration into madness is not one to be missed.
There aren't too many details one can provide about this moobie without giving away the fun. All I can say is, give it a try if you're in the mood for an old picture. It's campy old-school at its best.

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