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Bette Davis talks to Bryant Gumbel about “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” and her legendary feud with actress Joan Crawford in this 1987 interview.
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@paulaford3303 7 лет назад

Betty's performance as Baby Jane was one of the best I have ever seen. She played mean so well and you believed her. She should have won hands down.

@dennismclaurin1487 3 года назад

She should've written a letter to the academy-----SAYING,'I hate youuuuuuu!

@bethy735 2 года назад

No actress can now or ever take her place Legendary!!!

@MissDaisy-jr8vt 2 года назад

She was so good at playing the "vileness" I hated her as Regina in "The Little Foxes" and Mildred Rogers in "Of Human Bondage". Bette was so great at being mean. No actress in today's age gets close to her ❣

@akrenwinkle 2 года назад

Our greatest screen actress and she's still spelled Betty... and not just here.

@kennethwayne6857 2 года назад

Perhaps she should have won, but that wasn't quite the kind of picture they give Oscars to. Plus I believe that was the year of Anne Bancroft's win. No slouch as an actress herself.

@tharold8639 2 года назад

There is NO question whatsoever that Bette should have won her third Oscar for Baby Jane. Her performance was hands down the best that year and forevermore.

@hymnofthenightingale Год назад

I disagree. I thought Anne Bancroft's performance was the best.

@tharold8639 Год назад

@hymnofthenightingale2130 Bancroft's performance was indeed excellent and should have been. She played it over 400 times on Broadway. The Miracle Worker movie was basically a photographed stage play.

@creativecatalyst777 7 месяцев назад

She didn't win.

@dinspringstead6636 6 месяцев назад

@@hymnofthenightingaleabsouletly

@SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi 5 месяцев назад

@@tharold8639 Sorry but even after all these years Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke thoroughly deserved it.

@jonboz7585 Год назад

I love her acting, her courage fighting cancer, her strength standing up against studio bosses, her determination to deliver the best in her profession, her outspoken and honest assessment of situations (including her own), and her sense of humor. RIP Bette.

@normadesmond6017 Год назад

Like Humprey Bogart said about working with her: I was scared. While I was the one with the gun.....

@amandaburke1808 Год назад

Rip legend

@tonisumblin2719 Год назад

She was my hero.

@jonathandewberry289 Год назад

I heard Cancer won, totally defeated her. Oof she lost that one. a loser.

@akrenwinkle Год назад

@@jonathandewberry289 Well, it's a harsh way to put it. But there's no question that Bette's love of tobacco was unrequited. She was one of many who paid an enormous price for smoking. Naturally, someone will reply, "My Aunt Gertrude smoked all day and lived to 90," and "My Cousin Clem got hit by a garbage truck and died at 34, so life is all a matter of luck, do whatever you like." People can talk themselves into anything.

@celoratz Год назад

So inspiring to hear her standing up for herself here.

@tryans Год назад

I like how she also doesn't say much bad about Joan Crawford either. She talks about her being a fine actress who was on time and knew her lines, and then talks about how she was jelaous of her so helped ruin her chances to get an Oscar, which in return hurt herself because the film probably didn't make as much.

@lottiedottie2217 Год назад

@@taraangel6221 She did not win for Baby Jane which was the role she was talking about.

@lizm9115 6 лет назад

I love her frankness and her down-to-earth honesty. Love it

@dennismclaurin1487 3 года назад

The real Bette Davis was vulnerable.

@tamlynn786 2 года назад

She shoots from the hip lol

@mikes3827 2 года назад

@Liz M @@tamlynn786 BINGO! Wow, all these years, and I never realized that's the EPITOME of Betty Davis: just gave it to you straight. Brutally honest--ESPECIALLY rare due to the profession she was in--which made it all the more admirable.

@edwardglenn9310 2 года назад

Frank, sure. Down to earth.. meh

@kimberlee8567 Год назад

Yeah.. she was pretty honest about how she felt .. which I love.. that was pretty crappy of Joan to do if that's what happened

@jadedjonny1040 6 лет назад

There will never be another Bette. A true one and only.

@dennismclaurin1487 3 года назад

She was the greatest.

@MasseurDavis 2 года назад

Still to this day she is 1 of a Kind.

@sirmojo4537 2 года назад

Bette was a FAR SUPERIOR actress,hands down.❤️❤️

@jrrj5582 2 года назад

Actually, there will never be another one, of any of us. We're all 1 of a kind, we're all unique and when we are gone then we are gone. So lets appreciate ourselves and all our attributes.

@officialmichaelcarrasco 2 года назад

@@jrrj5582 EXACTLY! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@jaishemajames4554 2 года назад

I love the fact that she accepted aging without any unnecessary surgeries

@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 11 месяцев назад

And she’s so beautiful

@camhamster3891 9 месяцев назад

@@justanotherhappyhumanist8832On top of that, she was not afraid to look awful for a part.

@masterj4777 9 месяцев назад

That what real women do!

@Jamietheroadrunner 7 месяцев назад

Tho Botox and fillers that make u look like a sci fi project didn’t exist back then.

@GenXNewsX 2 месяца назад

@@JamietheroadrunnerThere were still plenty of face lifts and plastic surgeries available but this genration grew up in reality.

@parapoliticos52 3 года назад

Bette Davis ABSOLUTELY deserved that Oscar. She elevated acting with her performance in that movie. It took it to the next level transcending the restrictions of the styles of previous cinematic eras.You can visibly see when you compare the two actresses' marvelous acting in the movie .Their style are different. Joan Crawford stills plays like she is in a 1940's Film noir or a Radio drama from the 50s, where as Davis introduced realism in her acting. Baby Jane is not a sane person acting crazy or erratic as so many of the anti-heroes were up to that day, she is a woman with mental issues slowly sinking into the quick sand of insanity by the day and it shows. Even the aesthetic and the style of the photography used for the two actresses are different. Crawford was more preoccupied with her self image, but Davis was relaxed and liberate her acting from artificial restrictions.

@hymnofthenightingale Год назад

But Anne Bancroft's performance in The Miracle Worker was phenomenal. I'm not angry at all that she won.

@katiescarlett5249 11 месяцев назад

@@hymnofthenightingale Ann Bancroft was amazing in the miracle worker. I think that she deserved it more than Bette Davis.

@jaccusefashion 7 месяцев назад

Anne Bancroft 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@musicorumformosus4274 5 месяцев назад

I couldn’t have said it better myself!

@latrolettteeeeeee 2 месяца назад

@1212matt 7 лет назад

Bette Davis should have won for Baby Jane... what a great performance.

@jimmymora9776 Год назад

"I always have to be first as an Aries" for someone who's into astrology that was very cool for her to say that.

@tqueen7131 Год назад

Joan Crawford was an Aries too

@IrishYobbo07 3 месяца назад

Both Aries❤

@diannbajewicz8952 Месяц назад

I think that was the Dumbest thing an actress can say about her personality

@jimmymora9776 Месяц назад

@@diannbajewicz8952 why

@Irishjay_94 10 часов назад

@@diannbajewicz8952 not really if you've an ironic sense of humour.

@slinkystarfirelight6469 2 года назад

Bettie Davis and Joan Crawford were both immensely talented and beautiful women in their prime. I've not watched but snippets of both of their other works, but I fell in admiration for both in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Bettie gave me the chills, and I had nothing but sympathy for Joan. One of my most favorite psychological thrillers ever!

@YeshuaKingMessiah Год назад

Joan was a piece of crap Or is Mommy Dearest just lies?

@fantomaorgasma5906 6 месяцев назад

Ahem.... it's Bette, not Bettie.

@kthuesing 5 месяцев назад

@@fantomaorgasma5906 Nope, it's Bette! 🙄

@fantomaorgasma5906 5 месяцев назад

@@kthuesing Preaching to the choir so mind your own business.

@turbojon8117 5 месяцев назад

@@kthuesing What was the comment before it got edited?

@dashoverton1963 Год назад

She really deserved the Oscar for “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.”

@LilliLamour 7 лет назад

I love her, and yes she should have won

@blessedk77 7 лет назад

Latrice Heard As great as Bette was in WHTBJ, the Oscars got it right. Ann Bancroft as Helen Keller's teacher was a well deserved win.

@magdivamexican 7 лет назад

Kelly Groves nooo 😬😬😬😠😠😠😠😠

@LilliLamour 7 лет назад

Kelly Groves oh don't get me wrong, I love Anne's work, but I stand by my girl Bette

@fredglave8864 7 лет назад

Anne Bancroft did a wonderful job, and if it were any other year I'd say yes, but it was no where near as groundbreaking as Bette Davis in Baby Jane. Bette demonstrated her incredible acting range with a character that was strange and new to most people, where Anne Bancroft's performance was unfortunately sort of what we'd expect for the role. I think that there were several accomplished actresses who could have played Anne Sullivan well, but how on earth do you find someone else to play Jane??

@tklogan111809 7 лет назад

Fred Glave I agree with your comment. However, 3 actresses could've given Bette a run for her money if they had played Baby Jane at the time: Agnes Morehead, Geraldine Page and Angela Lansbury.

@michaelgarcia2024 6 лет назад

Screw the Oscar! We know who was the winner because that performance is legendary!!!!

@luiz4430 4 года назад

True!

@JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад

Ditto, Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. But 1939 was a year of over-many Olympian performances, as in Gone With the Wind; an "embarrassment of riches."

@royallysmart4018 3 года назад

Well said!

@5Mariner 3 года назад

She already had two anyway

@dennismclaurin1487 3 года назад

They should've done a sequel, with Bette looking down on Joan before going in with a swift kick.

@amaraland1 5 лет назад

One of THE BEST actresses of all time. A real pro. Loved her work. Strong performances...ALWAYS.

@Douglas-up2vh Месяц назад

Betty and Joan were Classic Hollywood Legends. Still watching all their movies on classic tv shows. RIP to both.

@mjc42701 5 лет назад

Love Bette Davis, she was beyond convincing as the psychopathic sister, she made the movie, Crawford was great as well but the harder part belonged to Davis, she deserved an Oscar for that role, I feel the Academy should award her one posthumously.

@Gel677 9 месяцев назад

I actually think Joan's role was equally challenging but in the opposite way. Bette had to be big, dramatic and frightening without being campy, and Joan had to be restrained and sympathetic without underplaying it and coming across bland. Both excelled in their roles

@citydweller99 4 месяца назад

Co-sign on the acting challenges of Joan's role.. not only did she have to come across as restrained.. she had to be sympathetic enough where the final twist in the movie took you by surprise.@@Gel677

@Seabasstien 2 месяца назад

Agreed Crawford's Blanche makes Bette's Baby Jane absolutely terrifying rather than ridiculous. These are exceptional performances.

@martinward10 6 лет назад

Were you hurt? "I was furious!' Lol

@andreacoleman3622 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@teal1010 3 года назад

Who wouldn't she be hurt? Why was she expected to "pretend" to not be hurt?

@jefferoni1984 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣...ok then!

@llisamichele 2 года назад

One of my all time favs ….. “ WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE “. Bette Davis was hands down the Oscar WINNER 🏆 for that film. She was brilliant! She was robbed of that Oscar

@dariuscastillo3788 3 года назад

I respect her! She never discredit Joan Crawford professionalism 0:16 . She may of had a personal issue with her but never in the work place. her honesty is endearing💕

@nassauguy48 2 года назад

Which is kind of interesting because Joan supposedly showed up drunk a lot during the Baby Jane scenes, and she was literally dropped from Sweet Charlotte for delinquent attendance.

@Kvevli0 7 лет назад

TBH more people remember Bette not winning than Anne Bancroft winning..

@jlr0926 7 лет назад

Anne Bancroft gave an amazing performance. No one can take that away from her. A very under-rated actress

@mckavitt 6 лет назад

Sigurd Kvevli Yes. Sickening. Bancroft deserved it that year.

@jataim4197 6 лет назад

I never knew anything about Bette loosing....I don't even remember hearing she was in the running,(though I wasn't born yet), growing up in a movie knowing family and watching all the classics first...w/discussion and emphasis on acting, directing etc. etc. I do, vividly remember my mother saying Anne Bancroft gave one of the best performances ever, as Annie Sullivan. It still blow's me away that she was married to Mel Brooks :) In a good way!!! I LOVE IT! I consider Anne as a serious actress and one of the best ever and married to the brilliant comedian...they seem like such opposites in a way, but when I saw some film of them together like irl,(or as real as it get's interacting/lounging in front of a camera), they totally fit. Great. Kinda reminds me of Julie Andrews being married to Blake Edwards :) (but Julie is a great comedian also-all she did w/Carol Burnett on stage and others up, same as Anne). Interesting :)

@andressegui1236 6 лет назад

Sigurd Kvevli TBH more people remember Joan picking the award than Davis not winning

@wilmafistfit4788 6 лет назад

Kinda true but that movie the miracle worker is a masterpiece old movies usually don’t make me cry but that was a tear jerker

@material___ 6 лет назад

This is a rare interview, and she is a complete class act.

@gregwatson8219 3 года назад

Joan was class too

@gregwatson8219 3 года назад

Kate Hepburn didnt like Bette

@riordanpett1717 3 года назад

She sounds like the opposite of humble, lets be real here

@srkh8966 3 года назад

@@gregwatson8219 She didn’t like most Hollywood actresses

@balletshoes 3 года назад

Class? She is mean, spiteful, and surely knows how to hold a grudge which is pitiful.

@Alchimaera 2 года назад

I love her honesty, as a Woman I know how much it's drilled into you to be modest & hide anything considered 'unseemly' or 'unattractive' for a Woman. I love her for her determination to ignore all that crap. What a Woman.

@billieblake6227 Год назад

As a Person, we should all be humble. It's unattractive to be boastful no matter one's genitalia. However, that wasn't boasting, it was fact and backed up with anecdotes.

@jhaychylla Год назад

Absolutely!

@vikingsong2068 Год назад

@@billieblake6227 Right, but it's not drilled into men like it is into women, especially women of Bette's generation which was the point being made. She bucked the trend.

@phoney4387 Год назад

Who is "you" because that was never said to me & I don't personally know any other women who had a drill🤷🏿‍♀️ You meant *how it can be drilled into some of us*❤️

@tracieivey2397 Год назад

Bette and I share a birthday together, and I've always admired her for both her body of work and for her professionalism and demeanor. She suffered no fools, was not afraid of hard work, and was true to herself even when that wasn't popular. If I could be half the woman she was, I'd be honored.

@takitogoestoNY 7 лет назад

she should have won an Oscar for Baby Jane, another one for the little foxes and maybe another one for All about Eve.

@andytaylor5476 7 лет назад

She was superb in The Little Foxes! Great film. And an Oscar for Jane.

@1ekaba 7 лет назад

I really liked All About Eve, too....and Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte

@borg30096 7 лет назад

My Favorite....Mr. Skeffington!!! Claude Rains and Bette were like PB&J on Screen!!!

@lenwilson3707 7 лет назад

And Now Voyager.

@macc.1132 7 лет назад

Well, a win for the little foxes would have been more deserved than Fontaine's win for Suspicion. Now, Voyager is a classic, and in many ways Davis's performance was better than Garson's in Mrs. Miniver, but there was no denying Greer that year - Miniver was too important. If we could go back and reward Fontaine for Rebecca, and get Bette that Oscar for Foxes, it would be great

@leslieraymond6372 7 лет назад

I love how she mentioned what Joan did at the oscars.....

@mysouptoocold1656 6 лет назад

There's nothing to hide. Joan is dead

@seanmcfetridge5635 6 лет назад

My Soup Too cold and it was also a truly horrible thing that Joan did. Bette kept it classy here. She was and always will be the better actress of the two without question.

@andressegui1236 6 лет назад

leslie Raymond actually she didn’t, that’s just what the inaccurate show feud and Betty Davis said, Joan just made sure that if Geraldine page or Anne Bancroft won she would pick up the award and be the centre of attention and although she was jealous she knew that Betty Davis winning would be good because she took a 15% of the film profits, she never went around saying don’t vote for her.

@Garsons-oq4lh 5 лет назад

@@seanmcfetridge5635 "She [Bette] acted like Baby Jane was a one-woman show after they nominated her. What was I supposed to do, let her hog all the glory, act like I hadn't even been in the movie? She got the nomination. I didn't begrudge her that, but it would have been nice if she'd been a little gracious in interviews and given me a little credit. I would have done it for her." Davis had made it clear on more than one occasion that she thought she was much more talented than Joan, who resented such remarks. To have her rival humbled was sweet indeed. Joan never denied Bette had talent and was a great star but she also felt that Davis was in no position to condescend to her.

@Ego-de4dt 5 лет назад

My Soup Too cold regardless of whatever you said, it’s shocking an actress spoke this way about another actress.

@gwenratcliffe3815 3 года назад

Aww! Bette Davis was my hero. What an actress! Loved her as an actress and a human being. So honest and straightforward. "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?" was one of film's greatest cinematic achievements.

@tmathis5931 4 года назад

Both lady's were awesome at acting, love them both. They don't have actress's like that anymore ♥️

@honestwithmywordshughes3783 Год назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@melissajones__ 6 лет назад

“You know I always have to be first as an Aries” lmao believes in horoscopes??? i like her

@ibmsst 3 года назад

I totally agree with her. I’m an Aries too and we are passionate about what we want.

@ola3rd 3 года назад

Funny part is Joan Crawford was also aries 🤣

@ola3rd 3 года назад

@@ibmsst 💯 #TeamAries

@jermaincooper26 3 года назад

I mean we (Aries) are the best

@s.e.f8160 3 года назад

My son is an Aries and wow. Nothing could be truer. Th def have to be first lol

@jfhm1991 6 лет назад

She was honest, graceful and a class act to the very end. We love you Bette Davis

@balletshoes 3 года назад

Class?

@pauletteadams4344 4 года назад

I ABSOLUTELY loved, respected and admired this LEGENDARY woman!!!! She was and is one of BEST actresses WHO EVER LIVED! In my best BETTIE DAVIS voice: "but you are in the chair, Blanche!" 🤗 SALUTE!!!!!!!

@sunsunnydayz 3 года назад

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is a movie that I love watching over and over again. Crawford and Davis were 2 amazing actresses!

@honestwithmywordshughes3783 Год назад

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@KLT828 5 лет назад

One of the greatest actresses that has ever graced the movie screen

@naturallyaplatinumblonde2772 5 лет назад

I Love her Honesty!!! They do not make them like her anymore sadly!

@Carpenterdane 3 года назад

This is one of my all time favorite actresses! When they made her they broke the mold.

@suescherdel6278 Год назад

I’ve been watching ‘old’ movies since I was born. My Mom saw them first when they were new. Bette Davis is one of my top few ever. She stood out among the best to ever grace the screen. 💜

@amycarmichael2748 6 лет назад

Bette Davis was the best 💝💘

@xstanadu 5 лет назад

Agree 110 % the GREATEST ACTRESS EVER ... Bette Davis SHOULD have WON Best Actress hands down ! Brilliant performance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@karolinesmail489 5 лет назад

Definitely agree 💯👍 she deserved it more yes!!I've been to her gravesite it something innever forget

@markrichards6863 4 года назад

She didn't even have to speak to communicate. She just had to walk into the scene. She had more rang as an actor than anyone else on film, and a real fighter behind the scene.

@patrickryan1515 Год назад

Have to agree with Ms. Davis. No one could have handled the role of Baby Jane Hudson like she did. Over-the-top performance; yes, but oh so brilliantly played.

@Rhiaanon 4 года назад

Yes she have gotten that Oscar! It was an amazing performance!

@JayAyers 5 лет назад

I wish they posted the full interview. Betty Davis sounds like an engaging person to interview.

@Someonesaidthis 7 лет назад

Bless Bette Davis! Love her!

@margaretalexander1802 3 года назад

My fav movie was one of her first human bondage I love when she says I used you rub my lips like this when I kissed you just classic bette never be another professional actress again like bette davis I've loved her since I was 12 yrs old and on 57 now I watch her movies all the time over and over I could play her part lol I would have loved to just sit with her over tea for just a few minutes I respected her so much throughout my life.

@pianoman551000 2 месяца назад

Davis' performance in "Bondage" was first rate!! But Davis knew she had to pull out all the stops in that role if she wanted to continue in Hollywood. Greatest character actress in cinema history!

@carolsmart238 3 года назад

There was always something about Crawford. She always seemed hard under her surface. She was a good actress & really worked her way up from nothing. I can’t help but believe Davis was the better actress. I’ve watched both actresses movies since I was 8yrs old. I love classic movies, but I’m in my 70’s now & have watched Miss Davis movies over & over & always find some little look or movement I hadn’t noticed before. I’ve tried & just can’t choose one as my favorite. Thank you for your enormous talent & sharing it with us!

@michelegreene2905 7 лет назад

I love Bette Davis. She is my favorite actress.

@kathybeech15 6 лет назад

Michele Greene one of the best parts ever acted and bette should have got the oscar by a mile

@localnemesis94 5 лет назад

You have Bette Davis eyes

@naomifrazier9210 5 лет назад

Michele Greene one of my favorite

@iurybatistabatista8087 4 года назад

ela ainda está viva

@kevinsmama3801 4 года назад

She was my mother's favorite actress. May they both RIP ❤️😪💋

@bredajbergin8387 5 лет назад

Real hollywood royalty ..not the 2bit version we have today . Bette was almost regal..great actress

@sweetrose813 5 лет назад

Betty Davis's daughter says that her mother was a witch. In every sense of the word

@aldenunion 4 года назад

Almost? she Was Regal.lol...

@tinamcintyre6797 4 года назад

Peggy McPherson so what doesn’t take away what a great actress she was

@shirleypoplo3341 4 года назад

Amen love Bettie can't stomach Hollywood of today!!!!! Hollywood today really needs to jump n the ocean!!!

@camiblutube7116 3 года назад

@@sweetrose813 Well, to be honest, a lot of those movie stars were like that! Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and even Shirley McClaine were supposedly rotten to their children! It was like Hollyweird did something to these people!

@kathleencarter7231 Год назад

I loved Bette Davis in The Corn is Green, she was wonderful! She's tops in my book, and I don't care how many Oscars she's gotten!!!

@pollyseibert9281 Год назад

I love every movie by her amazing actor!!

@elviswelling 7 лет назад

She wasn't very smart about what she did... LMFAO Love you, Bette!

@Garsons-oq4lh 6 лет назад

Davis acted like Baby Jane was a one woman show I suppose Crawford had to do something to knock her rival off her high horse. To remind everyone that it took more than one actress to make the film the hit it was.

@merrieshields8551 6 лет назад

Confirmation Joan could be nasty.

@codent 4 года назад

"Smaht", that was her Massachusetts accent, lol

@JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад

@@Garsons-oq4lh Davis perfectly overacted Baby Jane, a character who after having been her family's lone breadwinning child star in vaudeville, after that stardom's end Jane lived in eternal show business, thus personal and sibling-rivalry envy of her sister Blanche, who had grown to surpass Jane as a cinema star. The role called for over-the-top theatricality, and Bette D brilliantly delivered.

@sugarin4860 3 года назад

She is.i rather bette davis over joan Crawford anyday just saying.

@ericamae7287 5 лет назад

The late great Bette Davis,,, a legend of our time

@meg2231 3 года назад

when a phenomenal performance gets gypped out of winning the oscar, it often makes us appreciate the level of excellence even more...and little did she know that character would be a cultural icon 60 years later

@ptsdsucks9069 Год назад

Gotta love her candidness and confidence. LEGEND ❤️🤩

@stevenharland556 7 лет назад

love this woman,she was on a chat show here in the UK years and years ago,she came on,sat down,had a cigarette in one hand,looked around the studio and said,what a dump.fell in love with her that moment.just wonderful.

@williamrodgers4299 5 лет назад

Forever love! Legendary incomparable uncompromised unbothered fierce Betty Davis!

@ericspencer8093 4 года назад

What happens when you put two people at the top of their game, with enormous egos, in a room together? The sparks are always going to fly! But what might be overlooked in this interview is Bette's assessment of Joan: "She was always on time, and she knew her lines. She was a professional." If you've followed Bette through her interviews, that's the highest praise she ever gave any other actor.

@tonytrotta9322 2 года назад

If Betty Davis was in the Movie - it didn't matter which one - you knew it was going to be a Great Movie for she was the best actress. Many women tried to imitated her methods/actions also for my mom mentioned it many times. Thanks for sharing your footage.

@ibmsst 7 лет назад

Absolutely brilliant woman, she figured it all out. I completely agree with what she said. That oscar should have been her's no question.

@Michelle-jz8vl 6 лет назад

Betty Davis! Straight talker! No chaser! Rip! Queen!

@billhilton3265 2 года назад

Its ashame that the media can only focus on a feud. When this amazing diva made 89 major films, 11 tv movies, and 3 broadway plays, and countless tv interviews!!! The great Bette Davis, great actress, first woman to be president of SAG, with only the second lady recently. Her greatest work being All about eve, the Letter, all this and heaven too, Now Voyager(my fav). Dangerous, What ever hsppened to baby jane, The star, of human bondage, prehistoric forrest, Mr. Skeffington, And many more!! Love you Bette!!❤

@bricksandblocks41 4 года назад

Best role Baby Jane I'm shocked she didn't get an Oscar for that!!!

@blacklea20 6 лет назад

Love Bette or loathe Bette (personally I love her) but you can hardly argue with her. When the lady’s right - she’s right!

@77mardi 5 лет назад

For me, Bette Davis is the greatest actress to ever grace Hollywood. Her roles and talents are forever unrivaled.

@ninivelasquez9031 4 года назад

Bette davis my fav actress...u should've had that oscar. Your performance in baby jane was great!! RIP the great Bette Davis

@ronrendon 3 года назад

Love her candor & honesty.

@DanielCartierOfficial 6 лет назад

I freakin' love this lady. My only correction is the number of awards she mentions. In my opinion, Bette should have received her 5th Academy Award that year (not her 3rd). Her third should have been for The Letter, her fourth should have been for All About Eve, and her 5th should have been for Baby Jane. The fact that she didn't receive Oscars for any of these performance shows how dumb award shows actually are.

@goodowner5000 2 года назад

Ms. Davis' first I think should've been "Of Human Bondage" . Instead they gave a 'consolation' prize the next year for "Dangerous". She was also worthy IMO for "The Little Foxes".

@gipsy9129 2 года назад

And let Glenn Close say so.

@jesusbuiltmyhotrod 2 года назад

@@goodowner5000 I agree! “Of Human Bondage” was most definitely an Oscar-winning performance. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are real Hollywood Royalty, two classy dames.

@billhilton3265 2 года назад

I love bette, and the Letter is one of her greats, when she reveals she still loves the man she shot!! Shocking for its time. You know a dark cloud hangs over this story andvisnt doing to go well. Beautifully done!

@Daisnap 2 года назад

@@billhilton3265 Check out Jeanne Eagels’ “The Letter”. I think it’s here on YT. An early talkie. Her revelation that she still loves the man she killed is played differently than Bette’s, and very impactful as well!

@mlvc82 7 лет назад

I LOVE THIS!

@BillBracket 5 лет назад

Once you start watching this movie you can't stop

@Rucker1980 Год назад

That is possibly the best way I have ever heard someone speak publicly about someone they can't stand.

@SLynn-yb3uf 5 лет назад

I had a grandfather that danced with her on a warship she came to entertain some men and he told me about it!

@skinni_the_P00hBear 5 лет назад

Sherry Adams Cool! That must have been an entertaining story to hear 😊

@BooBoo-pu1jh 3 года назад

How cool!

@Holidaygirl7 3 года назад

Do tell more plz ty 💗

@BooBoo-pu1jh 3 года назад

Yes, please tell us more!

@renaslough5863 7 лет назад

She got that right, she SHOLE SHOULD HAVE WON THE OSCAR for the movie whatever happened to baby Jane. She did the fool in that movie and I've NEVER seen anyone act in ANY MOVIE the way Bettie Davis did in the movie whatever happened to baby Jane.

@joeburinskas8672 5 лет назад

Nope

@rebeccavaughan3615 4 года назад

Great actress!! Love her movies! Bette is versatile, can play anything. 🙏🤗❤🎼🌍

@tetrulz 3 года назад

The media, hollywood and the people pitted these two ladies against eachother untill they passed away. They were actually quite similar in alot of ways.

@brettthebad 7 лет назад

I wonder how Bette and Joan would have reacted to all this bickering over their legacy. I'm glad people are remembering them.

@kellie77381 7 лет назад

That is my all time favorite movie followed by Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. Queen Bette!!

@gregmoorhead7203 5 лет назад

She DEFINITELY should have won!!!

@arontamas5639 Год назад

"I should've had it at that year" Her honesty is just something else...I love it so baaad.

@drpastry 7 лет назад

I agree Bette should have won that 3rd oscar because she rightly deserved it.Hush,Hush Sweet Charlotte was another one.

@suave-rider 2 года назад

Charlotte gave me nightmares back when I was a kid.

@wdh47211 6 лет назад

I loved her attitude....she had balls.

@pippocalippo2447 Год назад

Bette Davis, what a charm! And such an immense actress!

@marciaboland6103 4 года назад

FIREY! I love it!

@kadiabareld 6 лет назад

I love her so much, she’s badass

@sugarbist 5 лет назад

In my opinion, Davis was the best actress in history. R.I.P.

@maggiemae7539 3 года назад

She was terrible on perry mason

@mikesmythe5448 4 года назад

She was so extraordinary ♥️

@BeamCargo7 Год назад

she was an actress that goes a head of its era. And yes, she should won!

@LB-pg3no 5 лет назад

Bette Davis.....the greatest actress ever!!!!!

@sherryhall6946 5 лет назад

One of my favorite actresses. She was good. Real good.

@karlannherndon1137 5 лет назад

The genuine article folkz! The REEEL DEAL.💞🌹💎😎

@philipancell516 2 года назад

We lost a great talent when she passed. Such a fantastic person!! She's missed!!

@bicknell67 7 лет назад

I love her she was so amazing.

@francismackin4681 6 лет назад

Ms Davis should have won for "All About Eve," one of the finest film performances of all time, male or female.

@MiamiPush2theLimit 6 лет назад

Francis Mackin yes. I adore that film. Only Bette could have delivered those lines.

@francismackin4681 6 лет назад

MiamiPush2theLimit Zanack, Zanack, Zanack. What are you two? Lovers? Lol. Pretty daring for early 50s!

@eddiePUGILIST 4 года назад

She probably would have won had Anne Baxter not campaigned for Best Actress also.. If she had campaigned for Best Supporting they both could have won.

@arthurmaestrini4350 2 года назад

But what about Gloria Swanson in 'Sunset Boulevard'?

@francismackin4681 2 года назад

@@arthurmaestrini4350 totally agree! Very strong category that year. Similar to 1972 with Liza beating Diana

@tammierico-hamby5925 3 года назад

I just watched it for the first time yesterday. This movie was before my time. Bette was amazing! I thought that movie was top notch. I need to watch more classic movies.

@danielkelly1210 3 года назад

Be sure to watch Bette in 'Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte' and 'Dark Victory' .. both superb !!

@josephlloyd9636 Год назад

Oh what a awesome woman she was. She definitely should have won that year for Baby Jane. That movie would have never been what it was for Joan Crawford had it not been for Betty Davis as Baby Jane Hudson. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. 🏆💕🌼🍃

@juancarlosucedaperez3815 5 лет назад

I always has to be first as an Aries. Bette Davis, you were amazing

@ariesleorising9421 3 года назад

Joan Crawford was also an Aries...as am I.

@jmnny85 7 лет назад

One of my absolute favorite moments from the Feud movie is when Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis,comes out,with a made up white face make up, and takes a bow having chosen the look for her character,stunned silence turns into enthusiastic applause from the director and crew,great scene,it's said and that,and that scene shows it- BD was basically (and thought of herself as a character access,not just a movie star/ leading actress. BD truly one of the Greats. And congrats to SS and JL for their great performances under playing very well,instead of over the top mimicry,bringing humanity to both women.