I'll take it ahead of her other acclaimed 30s performances (Jezebel/Of Human Bondage) any day. In fact, I think its my 2nd favorite of hers, behind Now Voyager. Maybe 3rd behind the Letter... thats close.
shareYES!!! It has such a poignant ending, too. I just watched it for the second time and love it even more.
shareI think she's terrific in this - so much more natural than the cigarette-waving, bigger-than-life Bette that was to come.
She was already on her way to becoming that actress, IMO.
I actually liked Margaret Lindsay's performance quite a lot.
It is said that Davis was awarded the Oscar for this performance to compensate for not being nominated for Of Human Bondage. If that's true, and I think it is, the Oscars were are still are a meaningless joke.
This year Leo DiCaprio will win the Oscar. A great performance, well deserved. Yet I've read many times that it's his turn, he's been snubbed too often. That shouldn't be a criteria for winning any more than the color of his skin is.
This isn't even a good performance, by any standards. It's unmodulated, and completely over-the-top. What it is, is classic camp, and that's what the gay Davis fan-boys come for. This is great acting? This is Oscar-worthy? C'mon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGUxoA6N_Ec
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No, I was shocked when I read that Davis had won her first Oscar with this movie. There was much better material to follow where she wasn't even nominated. Strange how the Academy Awards work!
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