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Bette's Crucial Mistake

posted 20 years ago by ConorL
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First off, this movie is basically a noir for housewives- and thus, understandably, it is veritably sublime. That said, however, Ms. Davis' incredible teeth could not save her from committing the classic pre-1950 onscreen blunder (also perpetrated by a one I. Bergman) of NOT GETTING IT ON WITH BOGIE! GODDAMN! That's what I'd have done, if I were a dying heiress... instead she goes with that soppy neurosurgeon type... I have to say that kind of spoiled the angst party for me. I'm sorry but it just did.

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[–] Spheer2002 19 years ago

neurosurgeon was a little weak as water , he did punch someone out when they said something about judys sleeping around, but really ronald regan could have done that just as well, Bogie oh yeah... right on grrr, irish accsent slipped a little but aside from that who cares, lauren's not on the scene yet.
do you think bette should have broken out into song just for a second whenb she was all clad in mink after hearing she was prognosis negative?

[–] ricardito-1 18 years ago

such a nice film, it was good she married the doctor, the stable guy would have been a bit too rouugh with her even though you could tell she'd like it

[–] droche-3 18 years ago

She did marry the stable guy. No one is more stable than a brain surgeon, unless he drinks excessively or frequents strip clubs.

Judith's real crucial mistake. We all saw it, but did you note it? When Judith invades her doctor husband's garage lab, she runs out with a breakfast tray containing a metal dish cover and a porcelain teapot. As she crosses the yard, the tray now contains a different arrangement of ceramic dishes. Upon entering the kitchen, the tray reverts back, but is rotated 180 degrees, with the metal tray near her tummy.

This should have been a warning that her eyes were playing tricks on her. Or that the script consultant was having a brain aneurysm.

"When you throw dirt, you lose ground" --old proverb

[–] ricardito-1 18 years ago

no, no, no when i said stable guy i meant humphrey bogart not the doctor

[–] droche-3 18 years ago

I know. I was just trying to make a pun. I only got two-thirds of the way through it, and ended up with P-U.

"When you throw dirt, you lose ground" --old proverb

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[–] ijones-9 18 years ago

The one thing that always bothered me about this movie was why Judith never got involved with Bogie's character here...Bogie was hot in this movie!! Instead she fell for the forever bland George Brent, an actor I think the word "bland" was invented for.

[–] Jason_Radley 13 years ago

According to the triva, she had a fling with him offscreen, as well.

[–] bempey 18 years ago

Ingrid Bergman did get it on with Bogie. In paris first, and then in casablanca. it's very obvious to me. they kiss, they cut away, fade into bogie lighting a cigarette. seriously. what else could that mean

[–] IsoldeJaneHolland 18 years ago

I think George Brent was very handsome and had beautiful eyes and a
warm voice. They actually had a romance during the filming and left
their respective spouses for each other.

But don't you love that moments before her death from this horrible
disease Judy looks prettier than most people do in their wedding
photograph??

[–] HOHNancy 15 years ago

"But don't you love that moments before her death from this horrible
disease Judy looks prettier than most people do in their wedding
photograph??"

Yes, I have noticed that when I first watched the movie. She was very pretty in her last scenes in that movie. :)

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[–] rck_n_rll 13 years ago

She should have married him, but I think story-wise it would have been better if she did sleep with the stable guy, because the way she was at that moment she probably would have, that is if it wasn't a pre-1960s movie.

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