Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and costars were often reported. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized.
Of Human Bondage (1934) - Bette Davis - full movie
Phone Call From A Stranger--Bette Davis
All About Eve (1950)
Scream Pretty Peggy (1973) - Bette Davis
THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME (1978) {TV Mini-Series} - Bette Davis [Full Movie]
Bette Davis in 'Jezebel' (1938)
BETTE DAVIS "FRACTION OF A SECOND" 1958 (1/6)
Bette Davis The Anniversary
Return From Witch Mountain (1978) Full Sci-Fi Movie | Bette Davis Movie
BETTE DAVIS COVERS SOME PRETTY HEAVY SUBJECTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, 1987 {130}
Bette Davis - Schiavo d'amore [Film completo]
White Mama (1980) with Bette Davis and Ernest Harden Jr. (Full TV Movie)
Bette Davis - What A Dump! (Original)
The Old Maid (1939) Official Trailer - Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins Movie HD
Plot
The Fairy Tale This twenty-minute short is a "camp" fairy tale about a gay king who rules over the land of Hollywood, and just happens to be a hair and make-up man to the stars. He loses his kingdom by a spell from an old Hollywood star (Bette Davis), but gains life happiness by the assistance of his fairy godmothers (played by Patsy and Edina of AbFab fame). It ends with him finding the man of his dreams, getting hitched on the steps of City Hall and of course, living happily ever after.
Plot
A semi-famous archaeologist discovers long-lost love letters between Mohandas K. Gandhi and Bette Davis. They reveal a totally different side of Gandhi as he tries to court Bette Davis from across the ocean and deal with the political fallout in India.
Keywords: ampersand-in-title, character-name-in-title, punctuation-in-title, reference-to-mahatma-gandhi
He was cursed with a struggle to lead a nation to Independence. She was cursed with a foul mouth. Together they they made history... well, almost.
The greatest love story never told.
Gandhi: Our favorite little haunt Sanjay's has shut down. I had such fond memories of my imaginings that we ate there together and I fed you sweet mater paneer with my fingers and it melted in your mouth. And you suckled my fingers, as I suckled yours. We were like human pacifiers!
Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality.
Marilyn Monroe: Oh, no, Johnny, you need your rest.::Johnny Hyde: I'll get my rest when I'm dead, which is going to be sooner rather than later. You know that, Marilyn.
Johnny Hyde: How can you be so cold?::Marilyn Monroe: Because you let me.
Marilyn Monroe: Oh, that's what I love about you, Monty. You're the only one I know that's more fucked up than me.
Plot
Seeking fame and fortune in the picture business, the little black duck arrives in Hollywood and makes a bee line for Warmer Brothers studio where he hopes to meet the stars and land a contract. However, the studio has a guard who is determined not to let anyone in.
Keywords: breaking-the-fourth-wall, cartoon-duck, celebrity-caricature, character-name-in-title, jimmy-durante-spoof, merrie-melodies, movie-studio-guard, oscar-statuette, reference-to-bette-davis, reference-to-daffy-duck
Daffy Duck: Hollywood, the city of the cinema at last! Home of fame, fortune, and Lauren Bacall.
Studio Guard: Good morning, Miss Davis.::Bette Davis: [Talking to herself] So you say I'm mean to you. You say I'm mad, cruel, domineering. Good morning. Well, you're right. I'm all this, and heaven too.
Studio Guard: [Daffy enters covered in gold paint] Say, who are you supposed to be?::Daffy Duck: Peasant! For your sole information, I am the Academy Oscar, and J.L. is waiting.
Daffy Duck: It's amazing. Why, you're just what we've been looking for. That profeel. Those looks. What's Errol Flynn got that you haven't got? Don't answer that!
Studio Guard: Now, you little butinsky you...::Daffy Duck: Keep your hands off me! I came here to see the stars, and I ain't leaving until I see them, see?::Studio Guard: Well, for goodness sake. Why didn't you say so? I can show you all the stars.::Daffy Duck: You honest and truly can? Buddy? Pal? Chum?::Studio Guard: Sure. Here.::[Hits Daffy over the head and throws him in a garbage can]::Daffy Duck: [Sees stars around his head] Look at all the pretty stars. There's Hedy Lamaar, and Alexis Smith, and Dorothy Lamour, and Baby Schnooks, and... Sufferin' succotash, it's Ann Sheridan!::[Kisses star; both jump around going "Woo-woo"]
Plot
Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. With a little friendly help from John Garfield, Slim gets to kiss Joan Leslie, who he has been dreaming about while in the Pacific. He meets her later at the Farmer's Market. On the third night, Slim is the millionth man into the Canteen, earning him a date with Joan. Slim thinks he's been duped when she doesn't show up at his train. Slim's buddy Sergant dances with Joan Crawford. Canteen President Bette Davis praises the canteen and the war effort. Virtually everyone Warners could spare entertains.
Keywords: dancing-horse, hollywood, hollywood-sign, hollywoodland, horse, kiss, obsessed-fan, purple-heart, shore-leave, soldier
62 Stars in Warners' Biggest Ever!
Songs Galore!
Jane Wyman: I've been Reagan-ized!
[after unintentionally scaring away a marine sergeant]::Peter Lorre: [sadly] All I wanted to ask him is to join me in a cigarette!::Sydney Greenstreet: He didn't trust us, Peter.::Peter Lorre: No... and we are such gentle people!::Sydney Greenstreet: ...Are we?::Peter Lorre: [Backs away, frightened]
Plot
Two producers are putting together a Calvacade of Stars for a wartime charity show. Along with a list of well-knowns they promote the work of an unknown singer and songwriter.
Keywords: agent, all-star-show, aspiring-singer, autograph, barber, bartender, bellboy, bogus-reporter, boxer, charity-event
Dr. Kirby: Ah, my favorite scalpel. Who's the patient?::Nurse Hamilton: Eddie Cantor.::Dr. Kirby: Ha-ha-ha-ha! Start the anesthetic.
Eddie Cantor: How about it, soldier? Show the little lady all the homes of the movie stars?::Sailor: I'm sorry, Mac. I got an hour. I gotta get back to my ship.::Eddie Cantor: What better way can you spend your last hour than a nice bus ride.::Sailor: [Arm in arm with a beautiful blonde] Are you kidding?
Eddie Cantor: Why don't you want me? Why?::Farnsworth: Well, Mr. cantor, to be brutally frank, you have the reputation of taking over everything you participate in.
Dr. Schlenna: Farnsworth, I got you into this complication, and it's up to me to make a mess out of it.
Eddie Cantor: An Indian comes up to me and says it's tough for us Indians. I said, "You don't like it here, why don't you go back where you came from?"
Nurse Hamilton: [regarding Cantor] According to his pulse, he's been dead for 43 weeks.
Eddie Cantor: Dinah, Please tell them that I'm Cantor and I'll double your salary.::Dinah Shore: I don't know who you are, but if you'll double my salary, you're certainly not Cantor!
Humphrey Bogart: [after an effort at being tough has no effect whatsoever] Hey, I must be losing my touch!
Farnsworth: What Dr. Schlenna is trying to say is that we are using motion picture names exclusively...::Eddie Cantor: 'Motion pi-'! I've been a picture star for years! Wouldn't you call *me* a name?::Farnsworth: Oh, definitely - but not the kind I can put in lights.
Marty: Now, don't be impatient! Dr. Kirby will be here in a few minutes.::Eddie Cantor: Dr. Kirby? Listen - [sitting up]::Marty: [pushing him back on gurney] Down!::Eddie Cantor: You don't understand! [sitting up]::Fred: [pushing him back on gurney] Down!::Eddie Cantor: This is all a mistake! [sitting up]::Fred: [pushing him back on gurney] Down!::Eddie Cantor: [flailing his legs and sobbing] Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh-hoh!::Nurse Hamilton: [as all three hold down his legs] And don't kick!::Eddie Cantor: [sitting up] I always kick on the fourth down.
Plot
As originally released, this started off with 'Kay Kyser' (qv) and His Kollege of Musical Knowledge with a musical version of 'Playmates'; this was followed by 'Judy Garland' (qv) singing 'If I Forget You'; 'Bette Davis' (qv) finished up with a plea to the audience to give their nickels and dimes on behalf of the Will Rogers Memorial Commission. Presently, only three minutes of the Garland footage seems to have survived on Turner Classic Movies.
Keywords: singer, statue, tribute
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Autograph hound Donald, despite the security guard, manages to get signatures from 'Greta Garbo' (qv), 'Mickey Rooney', 'Sonja Henie' (qv), The Ritz Brothers, and 'Shirley Temple' (qv) before he's recognized and everyone wants his autograph.
Keywords: 1930s, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, celebrity-caricature, obsessed-fan, reference-to-the-marx-brothers, revolving-door
Of Human Bondage (1934) - Bette Davis - full movie
Phone Call From A Stranger--Bette Davis
All About Eve (1950)
Scream Pretty Peggy (1973) - Bette Davis
THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME (1978) {TV Mini-Series} - Bette Davis [Full Movie]
Bette Davis in 'Jezebel' (1938)
BETTE DAVIS "FRACTION OF A SECOND" 1958 (1/6)
Bette Davis The Anniversary
Return From Witch Mountain (1978) Full Sci-Fi Movie | Bette Davis Movie
BETTE DAVIS COVERS SOME PRETTY HEAVY SUBJECTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, 1987 {130}
Bette Davis - Schiavo d'amore [Film completo]
White Mama (1980) with Bette Davis and Ernest Harden Jr. (Full TV Movie)
Bette Davis - What A Dump! (Original)
The Old Maid (1939) Official Trailer - Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins Movie HD
Bette Davis and her famous line "What A Dump!" (extended clip)
Of Human Bondage (1934) [HD] - Leslie Howard, Bette Davis
Deception (1946) Official Trailer - Bette Davis, Claude Rains Movie HD
LUX RADIO THEATER: A STOLEN LIFE - BETTE DAVIS AS TWINS
BETTE DAVIS ""HONOREE"" - (COMPLETE) 10th KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, 1987
Tribute to Bette Davis
BETTE DAVIS SINGS "I've Written A Letter To Daddy" from "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"
Bette Davis.
Dark Victory (1939) Official Trailer - Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart Drama Movie HD
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes Live!
When Bette Met Mae: Official Trailer
BETTE DAVIS "OF HUMAN BONDAGE" 6/10 REMASTERED
Happy Holidays from BETTE DAVIS AIN'T FOR SISSIES
Karylle - BENCH BODY Single is Sexy (Bette Davis' Eyes)
Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes Bass Cover
Night of 100 Stars 1982 Salute to the Great Screen Stars
Family Reunion 1981 NBC Bette Davis Promo
Betty Davis - 1976 Le Castellet
Bette Davis Eyes Gwyneth Paltrow
The Watcher in the Woods Trailer (1980)
The Opening of the Academy Awards: 1978 Oscars
LP MISS BETTE DAVIS 5 It Can't Be Wrong
GaydarRadio - Marilyn & Bette Have A Secret
Bette Davis Eyes - Lesley-Anne Down
BETTY DAVIS - best of - 70's RARE FUNK
BETTE DAVIS & JAMES STEWART "RIGHT OF WAY" 1983 (7/12)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Sing-Alongs, Bette Davis' Wig and a Surprise Party
Betty Mabry Davis Birthday Tribute (2011)
ANITA O'DAY "ANGEL EYES" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) BETTE DAVIS TRIBUTE (BEST HD QUALITY)
Snatch Game Battle of the seasons
Kevan Koya - Invisible (Picture Bette Davis Hollywood)
Performance | Macy Gray | TEDxHollywood
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1981)
KIM CARNES - "BETTE DAVIS EYES"-1981
Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (Music Video Re-Edit)
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes with lyrics [1981]
Bette Davis "Mysteries & Scandals"
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - HD HIFI
Taylor Swift - Bette Davis Eyes
Taylor Swift - "Bette Davis Eyes" - Live (Speak Now World Tour) HD & Lyrics
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (Live On Fridays)
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (HQ)
BETTE DAVIS EYES - Karen Souza
Tribute to Bette Davis ( Music By Kim Carnes *of course* )
BRANDON FLOWERS ― Bette Davis Eyes
COMA - Bette Davis Eyes
Bette Davis Eyes [Kylie Minogue] - Kim Carnes Cover - 1080p
Gwyneth Paltrow - Bette Davis Eyes Lyrics
"BETTE DAVIS EYES" (live from Country Music Hall of Fame) - KIM CARNES
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (w/ lyrics)
JIMMY JAMES - BETTE DAVIS "Feliz Navidad" (Music video)
Betty Davis - Game Is My Middle Name
Bette Davis 1994 A&E; Biography
Bette Davis Full interview on Dick Cavett show
The Dean Martin Roasts - Bette Davis (Woman of the Week)
Bette Davis - Phil Donahue 1987 and David Letterman 1987
Bette Davis - Complete Interview - Wogan Show 1987
04-20-1989 Letterman Bob Sarlatte Bette Davis
Bette Davis (1908-1989)
Bette Davis interview - 1981
Bette Davis interview - 1983
BETTE DAVIS HAS A LOT TO SAY- JOAN RIVERS TALK SHOW, 1987 {131}
05-26-1987 Letterman Bette Davis
Como ella sola Bette Davis
Documental: Bette Davis Biografía (Bette Davis Biography)
Dead Famous - Paranormal Series S02E06 - Bette Davis
Bette Davis 1996 Intimate Portrait
BETTE DAVIS LAS HERMANAS subt español
Bette Davis interview - Parkinson 1975
Bette Davis Interview by Barbara Walters Pt1
Bette Davis- Larry King Live 1988
Bette Davis interview
BETTE DAVIS INTERVIEW 1
BETTE DAVIS INTERVIEW 4
Bette Davis interview - 1958
Bette Davis interview {1963}
Bette Davis interview - 1972
Bette Davis 1989 Entertainment Tonight About "Wicked Stepmother"
Bette Davis bitches about ingratitude
Bette Davis talking about Joan Crawford, Regan and others
Bette Davis on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1988)
Interview with Bette Davis' daughter B. D. Hyman (1985, Part 1 of 2)
Bette Davis on The Sexes | Blank on Blank | PBS Digital Studios
Bette Davis
Bette Davis 1987 Barbara Walters - Interviews Of A Lifetime
Wrong
Would it be wrong to kiss?
Seeing I feel like this
Would it be wrong to try?
Wrong
Would it be wrong to stay?
Here in your arms this way
Under this starry sky?
If it is wrong
Then why were you sent to me
Why am I content to be
With you forever?
So
When I need you so much
And I have waited so long
It must be right, it can't be wrong
If it is wrong
Then why were you sent to me
Why am I content to be
With you forever?
So
When I need you so much
And I have waited so long
It must be right, it can't be wrong
Oh Jerry, don't [Incomprehensible] ask for the moon
We have the stars