Great movie!....it was sad when the bad sister, told her father she was disappointed and called him a failure. He was a good man. smart man. The girl is spoiled beyond spoiled...
Years ago...I lived in the middle of the desert...a met a lady who drove a beat up old chevy...she was in her 90's...her name was miss audrey...she was a real life stunt woman and dbl'd for betty davis back in the day. For few years id go visit her...she lived down a dirt road alone in a mobile home...I was maybe 25...she really told me some stories...
Wow. I live in the middle of the desert. Wish I could meet a lady like that, but alas, all of those wonderful ladies are no more. I bet she was a hoot! I've had so many friends over the years who have been in music and films and some who everybody would know, and it's always fun to pick their brains about what it's like on that side of the studio walls and to ask about other celebrities too. I've even spoken to some who came just after the golden age too. Real talent that they never seem to lose. Lovely people unlike today's bag of talentless shills.
GO Bette. I adore her. I think she would have been stellar in the bad sister role too. So utterly believable and effortless, the way she inhabits ALL her roles. And of course there are those eyes. : D
This film needed 15 more minutes. What about the happiness of Laura and Dick, just him saying he loves someone else in his office to Marianne. There should have been a close out scene for them. And I think they should have shown the cops grabbing that stinker Bogey on the road out of town. I think Marianne was preggers and needed a husband (Dick turned her down and then wade obviously said yes). The ending just seemed odd to me. THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY An illustrated Chronological History of the Development of Motion Pictures Covering 2500 Years Leading to the Discovery of Cinematography in the 1800's precinemahistory.net
THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY It was a rather abbreviated wrap-up, but Dick was clearly portrayed as part of the family at the end (as Marianne’s beau, or fiancé), when the entire family was welcomed into the newlyweds home (for an intimate post-nuptials celebration, one surmises).
I was surprised at the excellent quality of this picture. Kudos to those who did such a great job of preserving and restoring these classics.👍 I love the story and the example of forgiveness and love of the father.
I agree....I hope we can continue restoring our precious early films and more of silents, too. This art form in its infancy continues to fascinate both film lovers and history buffs.
1931 was the worst year of the Great Depression. My Grandma and Grandpa were married in 1931. She told me of the difficulties that they went through. Boiled potatoes for dinner. She didn't throw the potato water away for the next meal. Rivals (little dumplings) and a small onion cooked in the potato water they had on the next day. My Grandma was boiling something. My Grandad was out looking for a job. A knock at the door and it was the gas man. "I'm sorry, Ma'am. I'm here to turn off the gas." Imagine what her sorrow was when her husband got home and she had nothing to eat...
My grandmother used potato water to spray on laundry before ironing for starch as they couldn't afford any. She was a nurse during the Spanish flu. So many stories she told me.
Umm.. people all over the world save that water... including mois!!! My father grew up during the Depression....he always said they did not know they were poor...in the fifties when I grew up, we had nothing compared to what we have today! Ever even heard of a "party line"!? Nah..icebox...nah..a baloney sandwich on wonder bread was a delicacy...yes us boomers have lived the good life!!!
Its hard to fathom this film was released 90 years ago. Back then childbirth was more risky but most families sat down to dinner, milk was dropped off at your door and the radio was the cornerstone of home entertainment. This was the first movie casting Betty Davis and the debut of Humphrey Bogart , both of which were destined to become legendary stars.
Bette Davis's last screen appearance - Wicked Stepmother (1989) with the great Evelyn Keyes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IHntPzuAt2M.html
> the debut of Humphrey Bogart Bogie was a co-star with Spencer Tracy in _Up the River_, the screen debut for BOTH of them. Prior to this film, he also had a supporting role as a Wyoming ranch hand(?!?) in _A Holy Terror_.
I am old, but I was shocked. I felt Betty Davis grew more beautiful as she aged. Her eyes! I have read she had to keep working. Perhaps it is because she kept working that she is more known. She stands as a great actress for me. Edit:. I neglected to thank u for posting this! Thank you!
What a fun movie. So narcissism and entitlement existed even back then! The "bad sister" is actually a narcissist, full of herself. Her bedroom wall is full of "selfies" :) How little has changed.
I’ve recently became interested in 1920-1935 movies. I understand this is Bette Davis’ first movie. I just fell in love with her. First time I ever saw Humphrey act. I loved this movie. I watched it twice - one right after the other. It’s wild to realize though, that this movie was made during The Great Depression. Very interesting watch - love to see what’s going on around the house as far as washing clothes + how typed correspondence was used. The boy gave the movie a ‘sitcom’ feel, with his antics. Lovely movie 🍿
My mother was 10 years old in 1931 and she and her family lived a far cry from the luxury these people lived in. Poor share cropping family. Some people really did live this well through that awful time. Thank you for this great movie!!!
Same birth year as my mother. Yes, for people in that age range the Depression was a massive factor in their lives. Most suffered great deprivations. My mother mentioned that those who had money going into it were well off as the Depression was deflationary. Looks like the banksters of today are working on bringing in the next one.
@@guruuDevNot true. My great grandfather owned 3 houses and lost everything. His daughter, my grandmother, was a widow with three kids who ran a little grocery store and they lived above it. She and her kids ended up taking in my great grandmother after her husband passed cuz she was destitute. In the real world, no one had anything. Farmers didn’t have to worry - at least they had plenty to eat.
@@lululacanuck3824 You haven't refuted what |I said. The price of assets, such as three houses, drops to nothing when there is no cash in circulation -- ie 'deflation.' Your business will crash because no one has cash to buy your services. BUT if you go into the Depression with CASH, you can buy up all the assets and businesses and services at pennies on the dollar. So your wealth in dollars dramatically escalates. So your statement that "in the real world no one had anything" is what is ';not true.' This also gave the banks the opportunity to foreclose on all outstanding bank loans of those who are in debt to the bank and therefore without cash reserves. The banks foreclosed on assets galore, including businesses and houses and farmland. So for the banks it was an orgy of asset wealth INCREASE.
Is it just me, or is anyone else reminded of Olive Oil in the Fleischman editions of early Pop Eye cartoons when hearing and seeing Zasu Pitts in this film? Perhaps Pitts served as the inspiration for the character.
Bette Davis's last screen appearance - Wicked Stepmother (1989) with the great Evelyn Keyes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IHntPzuAt2M.html
This was Davis' first film. Right from the beginning, you can see how good she was. ZaSu Pitts, who had received acclaim for her performance in von Stroheim's "Greed", starred with Thelma Todd in a series of comedy shorts for Hal Roach. The Booth Tarkington novel had already been filmed twice before.
I love the ear;y 1930s movies best of all, not just the way they were filmed and lighted but the very best most loved actresses and actors were the finest they ever were and because of the styles the most beautiful, especially the the halowed and etherial look they had. Betty Davis and Humphry Bogart were so young and perfect, both beautiful.
My mom died of the virus this past week... And I've always drawn comfort from the old black and whites... Stay safe it's a real thing. Btw. Big bogie fan.
So sorry of the loss of your mother, Peter. I miss mine still, after many years. I too love these old movies. Calming, during these horrific times. Peace, to you.
That's terrible news and I hope that you truly find comfort in every way that you can. As you said, it IS a real thing and everyone needs to stay safe. There are lots of films on the channel's playlists so I hope you find further comfort in these wonderful films. Please take care!
oh dear Peter ..im at a loss for the right way to express my thoughts.. ..let me just say i am moved for you to be well .. take heart..courage and strength
This should give every young actor confidence; neither Davis or Bogart have found/earned an identity. Practically un-recognisable .Follies of youth... look what was in store for them....
Bette was newly in Hollywood, having been scout discovered in Broadway plays, so she knew her craft. But at first the studios did not see her as onscreen glamour girl material. When she saw the film Bad Sister, she was appalled at how drab she seemed. Yet her performance was perfect as the more repressed and introspective, less demanding, seemingly wallflower sister.
Awwww 2020 during Covid19 virus-Gr8 movie where Bette Davis didn’t play the lead! The scene stealer was the little brother! Thx for uploading luv the old movies💥💓💕💘💞🎉🍾🎊🎉
@K Ray Not as many as claimed. Fear is a great way to control people. Remember the H1N1 virus in 2009? Of course not. According to the CDC, approximately 60.8 million cases, 274,303 hospitalized and 12,469 deaths. That's just the US. Where were the lockdowns? The fear? The panic? The economic devastation? Millions out of work? People die, that's part of life. How many died of heart disease? Stroke? Suicide? Drug overdoses? 69,029 died last year from drug overdose. Where was the panic? The Fear? The outrage? There was none.
@K Ray The outcome is the same, is it not? Anyone less dead? H1N1 wasn't contagious? I asked about that, did I not? I gave you a fact of life. People die. You ignored the last pandemic completely. I never mentioned cars. Drugs are used to enslave an entire nations. How do you not know that?
I like these precode films ! Its fascinating to see what they reveal about the mindsets in this period, with very modern features. I loved to discover young Bette Davis and Bogard, the famous ZaSu, the young brother who is very cute and I like how Sydney Fox plays the "bad sister". After all, she was one of the Wampas 1931 along with other actresses I admire such as Joan Blondell, Frances Dee, Marian Marsh . She died of drug overdose quite young.
Sidney Fox died of an overdose of sleeping pills at age 35. Sleeping pills were very strong back in those days, probably something like seconal or nembutol.
@@gurubhaikhalsa9337 exactly ! Her career and life ended sadly. I'd like to see her in one of her 1930's films, like "Strictly Dishonorable" (IMDb recommendation).
When the little brother saw how heartbroken she was really touched me yea he’s annoying but he really cares about his sister...all little siblings do stupid things. He went to console her I went Awww 😍
This is wonderful. About a year ago I purchased this movie on DVD, but it was a U.K. version and it would not play on my United States made DVD Blu-ray player . I try to collect all of Bette Davis's movies and that's why I bought it. But I can see and hear it now thank's to Silver Screen Classics
My son gave me a collection of Midsomer Murders latest edition and I cannot play them ..what a tease. But there has to be a electronic thingy that would change the electrical charge for them. RU-vid saves the day.
Today's girls would be shocked by the final scene. Script must have been written in times when women could sacrifice themselves and desired to be good wives. Where is that today?
I've been watching one per day while working out in front of the screen with bands since my gym is closed right now. A couple months later ........ 45 movies watched and learned a ton of things I never knew...and stronger than ever.
You are very welcome! There are quite a few playlists including some new ones, so don't forget to subscribe and enjoy these wonderful old films. I also agree that we need these films these days!
I'd not seen this movie before, so glad it popped up! A lovely story, enjoyed it very much. Bogart was about 30 in this film, so young! Bette Davis just starting her career as well. Zasu Pitts, always love her!! The old fashioned house interiors, I'd move in right away.
Hi Absolutely brilliant! The acting was still reminiscent of the silent film era, with the great expressive faces! The little boy stole the show! I love how he was so remorseful for showing his sister's secret diary, and how the bad sister made good her terrible crime! Great to see those epic Hollywood stars, Humphry Bogart and Bette Davis before they got really famous
Pretty good cast for a Universal feature in 1931. They got Davis and Bogart on loan from Warners/First National, where they were secondary players. ZaSu Pitts was one of the great character players, and one who successfully made the transition from silents to sound.
RJ, Bette and Bogart were not under contract to Warners in 1931. Their first studio was Universal Pictures Corporation. They were put under contract by Carl Laemmle when Bette arrived in Hollywood in 1930 as well as Bogart in 1930. Bette's contract was dropped in late 1931. She was freelance for 6 months and was gonna go back to New York as her movie career had not taken off when George Arliss called her to do The Man Who Played God at Warner Brothers in 1932. Bogart was dropped in 1931 and went back to the stage in New York and was only put under contract at Warner Brothers in 1936 when he did the film version of his Broadway hit The Petrified Forest
Yikes, did you see the way Bette looked when her brother told who her sister was kissing on the porch. Burning. wowser Bette was just awesome. Her brother cracked me up when he saw the police on the porch.. not a spoiler] just cracked me up.
Zasu Pitts and David Durand were my favorite! Love this movie! The weirdest part to me though was Maryanne begging her dad for $50 for a new dress! $50?! In 1931 that would have been equivalent to about $800 today! This is during the depression too! It seems crazy the father gave that much to her.
This is the second time I've watched this movie I'll probably watch it again to excel good anything was Betty Davis's good anyway I wasn't even born in 1931 I was born in 1934 that makes me 88 years old now thank you for the movie
She's gonna faint from that? She barely touched her, throw ice water on her and she'll be fine 😂. Hedrick turned out to be sweet, he just wanted his sister to be happy with who she loved
She got pregnant and needed to get married, They couldn't mention such things back then. The poor guy she did marry bailed out the family and has a bastard kid he doesn't know about.
@@cornfed420 This was probably one of the films that added fuel to the movement for the Hays office despite the concession of letting the rotten sister redeem herself. I guess the idea of that good family going down the tubes was too much for the country at the time.
@@jennyjerome5669 Thank you very much. I like the movie but I just couldn't get my head around how it just wrapped up so quickly at the end with no consequences for the girl. I'm sure something in my psyche caused my reaction. I just wanted to see her get some kind of come up in's and not live happily ever after right away. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a sadist, I didn't want her to be homeless or anything like that just some kind of ... I don't know, something that showed her she F'ed up and got lucky her stupid, backup simp bailed her and her entire family out and paid for everything. Again, maybe it is just me. Have a great new year, we all need it!
@@cornfed420 Well, the bad sister ended up married to Ward, and in those days marital rape was legal and even expected. She had to live with him for a while. That was her penance.
@@huizhechen3779 I'm confused by your reply. Where was the rape? She did some fool passing thru town scamming people. got pregnant. He leaves with the cash. She on the other hand tries to marry the doctor, he says no, then goes after the simp with money and convinces him it's his kid... Oh and @Lee Zeidel who started this thread. She didn't learn a lesson, she made her father a pauper, got knocked up and conned a slow witted guy who she cares nothing about to marry her and bail her out of all of her mistakes. She learned nothing.
Two great actors Bogie and Bette! The rest is history! I had the pleasure of meeting Bogies son Stephen Humphrey Bogart dead ringer for his dad! Here's looking like your dad kid! 🙂👍👏
This film was a 1931 revelation! Thanks for sharing it, I found everything about it fascinating! And that kid that played Hedrick! One of the true stars of the movie...
This was surprisingly very good. The old movies always seem to have characters that have no problem speaking their mind. I wasn't raised in a family like that and it always kind of throws me. I like it, though, I think it portrays real life. Loved the movie!
Me too. When I was a kid, my heroines were Bette Davis & Eleanor Roosevelt. 60 some years later, they still are. Bette embroidered “Old age is no place for sissies” on a pillow - I loved it then and now! And boy howdy it’s the honest truth!
This was a fun little story. Great sound and picture quality for its age. I really liked the character of the younger brother, he added spice to what was basically a morality tale and Bogie was rather charming as a ne’er do well. Thanks for a great upload.
Huh... I thought he was an evil pestering little menice. You must be the sort of person that thinks its cute when kids are little bullies because they have no boundaries.
@@pinecone1321 We portray anything a child does as innoscent and if we define innoscence with not knowing that actions have consequences and that you can severely hurt people emotionally or physically I guess there is truth to that. However we as a society have chosen a moral compass. That we don't take other people's belongings especially when they are precious to them out of spite and toy with their most intimate emotions. These lessons have to be taught to our offspring, but stupid neo hippies that excuses any action of a person especially when they are little prevent that from happening. Now kids have no boundaries... none. And don't try to paint me ack and claim that it is my opinion we should bring corporal punishment back. That is not what I think at all. It is a good thing we stopped hitting children but boundaries have to be enforced and respect to other people's feelings and property has to be insisted upon. If you are against that then I hope you never reproduce.
Always wanted to see this...great to finally view. She wants 50.00 from her dad...I checked a currency converter, that is about 750.00 in today's dollars!
I just thoroughly enjoyed the performance of the little brother!!! To me he was the star of this film!!! I had three little brothers and his portrayal was on point!!! Always in the snooping business!!!
The 1930s was a decade of great transformation for motion pictures. It (and Davis) went from this wonderful, but archaic and stagy production, to masterpieces like "Dark Victory."
WOW!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU for posting this film. Sidney was BEAUTIFUL (sad we lost her too soon), I want to see EVERY THING Bette Davis was in, ZaSu (!!!!) I mean come on. Never been in to Bogart, but okay. I don't know of the rest of the cast but what good film and good performances. I love it so much! ❤
The credits listed Karl Freund as cinematographer. He can be seen later on the credits of "I Love Lucy." Desi Arnaz knew of Karl's camerawork talent and hired him.
Yes, after 1929 mass unemployment. Although here maid Minnie is evidently a formerly financially better off white woman, now reduced to being a maid in a middleclass house, yet this 1930 film was based on a 1913 story The Flirt by Booth Tarkington. Tarkington's father was a Midwest lawyer, so their social set upper middle class, and in 1913 the only job of most daughters of such families was to stay genteel, attract and marry a well off man and rear children. So here the "flirt" daughter's buy of an expensive dress and shoes were a capital investment that paid off, in her eventual marry of a town money man.
Nah, she was pretending to faint. She's spoiled but her sisters slap made her realize she was going over the line. She had to turn the empathy back towards herself, so she pretended to faint. It worked like a charm as her daddy carried her up to her bed.
@@superiorqualityproductbypo7380 No, just biologically normal youthful high spirits, and for a boy mischief. This was a pre television, pre cellphone, pre childhood obesity era.
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