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21/10/1949 Drama, Thriller 1h 37m
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Nobody's as good as Bette when she's bad!

Overview

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.

  1. King Vidor

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bette Davis

    Rosa Moline

  2. Joseph Cotten

    Doctor Louis Moline

  3. David Brian

    Neil Latimer

  4. Ruth Roman

    Carol

  5. Minor Watson

    Moose

  6. Dona Drake

    Jenny

  7. Regis Toomey

    Sorren

  8. Sarah Selby

    Mildred

  9. Ann Doran

    Edith Williams

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Reviews

A review by CONVERT94
Written by CONVERT94 on 2017-11-08
Who better than Ms. Davis to impersonate herself? This is her last film for Warner Brothers so old Harry gave her the screws with this melodramatic pot-boiler which, as it turn out, is an absolute hoot. A plethora of zingers, one-liners and one of the most famous lines in American cinema ("What a dump"), Bette chews up the scenery in her long hair wig and heaving breasts like never before. She's just plain nasty and as Elizabeth Taylor would later describe her to Richard Burton in "WAOVA", she's "discontent" or she's a housewife..."She buys things". Well, the only thing BD buys here is a one ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,589,000.00

Revenue
$1,738,000.00

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