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Bette Davis is unforgettable as the matriarch of a down-and-out Southern family who drives them unmercifully in her quest for wealth and status. Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright co-star; based on Lillian Hellman's play. 116 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.
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Synopsis: In this romantic melodrama, Bette Davis plays twin sisters for the first time (she would do so again in 1964's Dead Ringer). Kate Bosworth (Davis) is a sincere, demure girl and talented artist. Her twin sister Pat (... Davis) is a flamboyant, man-hungry manipulator. Orphans, the girls' guardianRead More
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The June Allyson Show followed in 1959, with Bette playing an educator that befriends an eleven-year-old girl accused of murder. Later that season, she threw her energy behind another pilot, this time for a western series to be called Madame's Palace.
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Bootlegger Pat O'Brien lets teenage assistant Junior Durkin take the rap during a police raid and get sent to a brutal reform school in this two-fisted Prohibition drama that features an early appearance by Bette Davis as Durkin's girlfriend. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Proving she could play lighter material, Bette was a guest on the musical-comedy Dinah Shore Chevy Show soon after. Another dramatic part on GE Theater came in early 1958, a teleplay called "The Cold Touch" that featured plenty of foreign intrigue and a pistol-packing Bette.
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