Agnes Moorehead is my favorite character actress of all time. She was different in every role she played and amazing every time. She stole every scene she was in as Velma the dedicated housekeeper and that's saying a lot when you're working with all that talent. Agnes was nominated for the fourth time for Best Supporting Actress and I think she should have won but at least she was recognized. She was just too good to ignore.
I saw both this film and "Jane" when I was about 7 or 8 and was horrified (lol) Saw "Jane" again as an adult and happened to catch "Charlotte" just last year on the teevee. Such a great camp classic. Bette gives her usual stellar performance, Olivia de Havilland was all poise and elegance to Bette's 'diamond in the rough' and Agnes Moorhead, who I had only known from "Bewitched", was absolutely mesmerizing. (and was delighted to find out afterwards that Olivia de Havilland was a dear friend who greatly admired and adored the divine MIss Davis) :) (and another fantastic review from the indomitable Monsieur Hayes!!) 🤗
This was the creepiest movie I ever saw. I loved it more than all those horror movies I saw as a child. The actors, this day and time, can't hold a candle to those old timers.
This was a great Actress .... she knew her part well ... I like the scene on the hospital steps when she meets Olivia ...." in the light of day " fantastic movie ...total top notch acting from all the cast .....Agnes M. was so great in her role as well ....she was playing with super stars
Word! What adds to the poignance is Mary Astor’s career was ruined by a sex scandal at the height of her fame and never really recovered. She’s talking about it as much as her downfall in the film. It’s heartbreaking
Thank you Steve! I love your info and humor, especially the Vivien Leigh quote (hysterical!) gotta love the party scene at the beginning where the hair-dos from the roaring 20's look like a 60's episode of American Bandstand.
That combination of styles always drive sme a bit crazy. If you're gong to do a period picture, go all the way! Thanks for watching and Best Wishes; Steve
I was about six years old when I first saw this movie in a Drive- in at night. I overheard Mother tell Dad that we (kids) would be asleep before anything scary happened. Then I HAD to STAY AWAKE! lol Perfect first movie memory !
If I'd never seen this film before Steve, your marvelously fun and informative review would make me immediately rush to find/buy/steal a copy to watch it. As it happens I do know it, having come across "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" some years ago on a rainy Saturday afternoon while channel-surfing --and it remains for me the perfect Saturday afternoon movie. I loved Mary Astor's character Miss Mayhew, and loved also Cecil Kellaway's compassion and kindness for Bette's Charlotte. Thanks for the review !
Great review, Steve. You're right about Mary Astor, she was the best. When you mentioned the supporting cast at the end, I thought for sure you would mention John Megna, the scene-stealing, little Dill Harris in "To Kill a Mockingbird", as this was his follow up movie. He appears at the beginning of the movie. John was Connie Stevens' brother.
I loved John Megna. He was Connie Steven's brothet. He was a wondeful actor who died of AIDS and when they do the "To Kill A Mockingbird " documentaries, they rarely give him his due. Thanks for watching!
Steve, I love you! Please don't make us wait so long between reviews... love Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte... the song is lovely, too. I wish somebody would interview Bruce Dern about the making of this wonderful movie..
I played this movie at a Halloween party. The audience was a bunch of Gen-Xers (this was in the late 90s) and they LOVED it! It was a HIT! A great film that has aged well!
Hook, line and( if you would only bring your particular joy to On Borrowed Time, another film that deserves your brightness and awareness )sinker, I"m in. Yes,-Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte is one of the best all time movies in my opinion- though my first viewing was at age 5 behind my Dad's recliner...yes, behind. It was as terrifying then as it is today and your brilliantly apt and funny review speaks so well for this classic among classics, thank you.
Being a BEAR aficionado, I always thought Buono, like many actors, could have been very handsome if he lost some weight. HUGE shoulders and I love that low droop to his right eyebrow. Case in point: William Conrad in The Naked Jungle
I've never seen the film. Did anyone else notice at 1:27 the painting behind Victor Buono? It's Bette in her Jezebel get up, exact dress and necklace! Cool touch
Love you and Johnny, love your show, I've been a fan for years. I wish I'd met you guys when I still lived in NYC. Keep up the good work. We need good laughs and good movies now more than ever.
A big "thank you" for another wonderful movie review! You're incandescently happy when you tell us these behind the scenes stories and how the actors worked with or against each other. It's like you're sharing a Valentine of something you truly love, when the actors reach in and reveal complex feelings. Olivia DeHaviland was probably a better choice for Miriam. She's refined and beautiful (scandalously attractive in that evening gown) and so makes for a more effective villain.
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ I fear that JC was then looking sort of Easter Island in the face; a handsome woman, to be sure. But too formidable to be a silky villain. DeHaviland as the cousin was more of an insinuating presence. Anyway, I love your way with words, your enthusiasm, and your amazing BD imitations! You're a gem, sir!
Thanks Steve. Another GREAT, in depth review. I've seen this movie 10...15 times and I just listened to you word for word with my mouth opened... Like I've never seen it before. Ha ha ha. It's a GREAT film... So eerie and sad all Grey and old tattered, yellowed lace. That Agnes Morehead is THE FREAKIN BEST.... Just FANTASTIC! All of that dialog, so quick/fast OMGGGGGGGGGGGG! I also loved Cecil's character (he was the sweetest to her) and Mary Astor. I hated D'Havilland's FACE! You just want to SLAP HER good! Ha ha ha! THANKS AGAIN!
Thank you Steve for uploading new content! I'd be curious to hear what you have to say about the infamous shoot of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and the feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
You're so right, Steve; this movie is so much fun to watch!!! Everyone performed like they were enjoying chewing the scenery but Mary Astor & Agnes Moorehead are the voices of reason in it!!
Just discovered your channel. What a delight...you are so hilariously funny! We are cinephiles in this house and adore your take on the great classics!
I wonder if we'll ever see the footage shot with Joan Crawford. I've done web searches but I can't find it. I wonder if it even still exists. I love Olivia de Havilland and thought she did a great job as Miriam but I could see Joan Crawford knocking this performance out of the park.
dp20024 There are several publicity photos with Davis and Crawford with Bob Aldrich regarding Charlotte and there is a video of Miriam, played by Crawford coming to the mansion to help Charlotte. She gets out of the taxi, and lifts up her sunglasses to look at Charlotte, played by Davis. It is so historic!
OMGGGGGG.... OMGGGGGG.... Just woke up, just turn over and I see you've uploaded this. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! IT'S MINE. IT'S MY REQUEST I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU TO DO. WHEEEEEEE... OK... Let me watch! Steve.... YOU ARE THE BEST ! LOOOOOOVE your channel so much!
Absolutely great review. Gave us all the mystery elements without destroying the surprises. I was a kid the first time I saw it and had to turn away at the gazebo scene and the staircase scene (without giving it away). There were other heart beating moments. But honestly, I didn’t understand the sub plot regarding Jewel and Miriam until I was an adult and had watched it several times. What a revelation. lol. Great movie! If you haven’t seen it, you owe it to yourself!!
Typical '60's. They never depicted the hairstyles and make up of the period, which bothered me even then. But then, this always drove me a little crazy in most period films. The make up was inevitably from the period the film was made as opposed to historical accuracy.
Steve's reviews of these classics are often better than the classic themselves! Keep up the great work Steve, I would tune in to hear your review of a vacuum cleaner. Thanks for the happiness you spread. 😀🤣😂😅
Yay Steve (and of course Johnny)! Cute outro too! Saw this movie eons ago, had forgotten everything about it, what a great succinct rundown as usual and with the usual rich bits of context. I'll keep loving TOQ as long as you keep doing it! Mwah!
Hi Steve, I've just discovered you and I'm so happy! You are a delight and I find your presentation of my much-loved classic pictures most entertaining! Again, I feel that I have discovered a treasure in you! Thanks so much!!
Well it's just a matter of preference I guess. De Havilland leaves me cold, personally. She might be good technically but for me there's always something missing. That being said, I've just watched Lady In A Cage (another role meant for Joan) and she was terrific in that.
I know. The atmsophere and cinematography are gorgeous. You can actually feel the heat and dampness. Aside from all the in house shenanigans, it's an incredible production and Aldrich at his best. I love Bette and Joan's work, but their respective egos always got the better of them. The trouble they both caused on this film and the huge cost of the delays, marked the end of a major studio giving either of them a first class production again. They always got in their own way. Thanks for watching and have a lovely, SAFE weekend. Steve
She had a heart. She was also incredible savvy and used to the Hollywood game by then. She did win a Golden Globe, so she didn't come out empty handed. She should have had the Oscar for "Magnificent Ambersons" and for "Mrs Parkington" as well...so it goes.
I saw this movie in 1964 when I was 10 years old, I had nightmares for years after. I’ve seen it dozens of times since and still remember how it scared me. I just love these hag movies, there was one with Debbie Reynolds and Shelly Winters that I would love to see you review.
Nice review, thank you. The lights are always shining on the Hudson sisters (of course, great movie too!) but I prefer this movie. The melancholy, the dark family secrets, the plot(s), just everything is top notch. French poster at the end of your review, nice! Merci
I love this one too. All those wonderful classic actresses together and to see Agnes Moorehead and Mary Astor , who quietly gives them all a run for their money. Simply fabulous. However... I would have given ANYTHING to have seen the lost foortage that Joan shot. She actually filmed all her scenes without Bette. Wouldn't that have been fascinating.? Thanks for watching! Steve
Bruce Dern told this story about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford one was in her dressing room and she yelled out tell that C-Word I'm not coming out till she stops picking on me. The other responded by yelling tell her when she's ready to come out and work we'll be ready instead of waiting for her to quit putting salve on the sores on her back that she got from laying on it for 25 years so she could have a god damn career. God they hated each other lol..
LOL! Dear Carlo; Thank you for your tremndous compliment from a tremendously grateful Tired Old Queeen at the Movie! Happy Summer and thanks for watching! Best; Steve
Nothing beats Steve’s insight and insider knowledge on films. I wonder if today’s aging stars are open to doing low budget hagsploitation film. Sigourney Weaver, perhaps?
@@emjayay BETTE DAVIS: " I always thought that acting should be larger than life. That's why people went to the movies. To take themselves out of the every day occurances. Now everything is SO real." That was taken...not verbatum, mind you..from an interview she did with Playboy Magazine in the '70's. If you can find it, it's still one of the best interviews she ever gave. I think what it all comes down to, is that it's simply the nature of the art form. Ever changing, ever evolving and with technology where it is and where it's headed, who knows when they'll get to a point where they animate everything and there will be no more live actors? ...I hope not in my lifetime. . Have a great day and please stay safe. Best; Steve
Agnes Morehead was a respected actress in Hollywood since her time with the Orson Welles players. But her role in this film showed how really versatile she was. I wonder why they thought to cast her for this particular role. The Oscar nomination was truly deserved.
Definitely! And I hoped she would have won. It was a tough catagory that year. There was no one like Aggie. Orson wellles thought she was the most versatile actress gh e ever worked with, In fact, he wanted her for the role that Edward G, Robinson had in "The Stranger". Thanks so much for watching. Best; Steve
Steve Hayes, have you seen the FX series Feud: Bette and Joan? It talks about the making of this film and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. It's excellent.
We used to watch this on the afternoon-movie TV show after school. It helped make me what I am today! Thanks for the review--I haven't seen this in years--must remedy that.
I ❤ love Agnes Moorehead in this! And she almost didn’t get to play Velma. She had already signed the contract for Bewitched, and Screen Gems was getting ready to film the first season. There were delays on the set of Charlotte because of Joan Crawford feigning illness, and time was running out. Luckily for her, Olivia de Havilland stepped in, and they were able to complete Agnes’ scenes on time. Agnes was never too thrilled to be appearing in a weekly series. If it cost her the part of Velma, she would probably have been very bitter and angry. Thelma Ritter would have played Velma if Agnes could not.
TOQAM you could play all the parts in this film. You do it so well. Agnes Moorehead was superb. Franky, sometimes I wanna react to people just like she did
Agnes Moorehead is my favorite character actress of all time. She was different in every role she played and amazing every time. She stole every scene she was in as Velma the dedicated housekeeper and that's saying a lot when you're working with all that talent. Agnes was nominated for the fourth time for Best Supporting Actress and I think she should have won but at least she was recognized. She was just too good to ignore.
I totally agree!
greg herried Ever seen her in Captain Fabian with Errol Flynn?
This film is a "must see" and a guilty pleasure. Thank you for not spoiling the ending.
Nothing guilty about it, this movie is WILD! It's better than "Jane"
Said it before TCM give this man a job!
Thanks, John!
I saw both this film and "Jane" when I was about 7 or 8 and was horrified (lol) Saw "Jane" again as an adult and happened to catch "Charlotte" just last year on the teevee. Such a great camp classic. Bette gives her usual stellar performance, Olivia de Havilland was all poise and elegance to Bette's 'diamond in the rough' and Agnes Moorhead, who I had only known from "Bewitched", was absolutely mesmerizing. (and was delighted to find out afterwards that Olivia de Havilland was a dear friend who greatly admired and adored the divine MIss Davis) :) (and another fantastic review from the indomitable Monsieur Hayes!!) 🤗
And the lovely, subtle work of Mary Astor, which blows me away every time. Thanks for watching! Steve
You reviewed my *FAVORITE* Bette Davis movie! Love it! It's high camp, high melodrama, and high fun.
One of mine too!
This was the creepiest movie I ever saw. I loved it more than all those horror movies I saw as a child. The actors, this day and time, can't hold a candle to those old timers.
They brought everything they had to the table and the result was a full meal!
Mary Astor chews no scenery like the rest of the ladies and rises above the histrionics to give my favorite performance in the movie.
Mine too! "Ruined finery..They didn't call her ."One Take Astor" for nothin';! Thanks for watching!
This was a great Actress .... she knew her part well ... I like the scene on the hospital steps when she meets Olivia ...." in the light of day " fantastic movie ...total top notch acting from all the cast .....Agnes M. was so great in her role as well ....she was playing with super stars
Word! What adds to the poignance is Mary Astor’s career was ruined by a sex scandal at the height of her fame and never really recovered. She’s talking about it as much as her downfall in the film. It’s heartbreaking
Your impersonation of Bette..."John Johnnnn" slays me lol
I refrain from calling it in the night...I'm afraid he'll show up! LOL!
Thank you Steve! I love your info and humor, especially the Vivien Leigh quote (hysterical!) gotta love the party scene at the beginning where the hair-dos from the roaring 20's look like a 60's episode of American Bandstand.
That combination of styles always drive sme a bit crazy. If you're gong to do a period picture, go all the way! Thanks for watching and Best Wishes; Steve
@@stevenhayes4063 Especially for such a limited time scene. It isn't like they had to maintain that look for the whole picture.
Steve!!!! Johnny!! You two are so wonderful and have brought me so much joy over the years. Much love and thanks to you both!
Thanks so much for watching!
Performance of a life time. Agnes Moorehead. Love the whole movie.
I agree. I loved her in this.
I was about six years old when I first saw this movie in a Drive- in at night. I overheard Mother tell Dad that we (kids) would be asleep before anything scary happened. Then I HAD to STAY AWAKE! lol Perfect first movie memory !
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LOL! Absolutely! Little did your parents know, they had an avid movie lover in the back seat! Hooray! Thanks for watcing! Steve
this is so good and i love your lore and impressions of my fav gals!! im so surprised you haven’t done whatever happened to baby jane yet??
Stay tuned, you never k now.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT REVIEW. I LOVE YOUR MIMICRY OF BETTE DAVIS CALLING OUT FOR "JOHN"....IT IS PERFECT!
LOl! Thanks! "Johhhhhhhhhhhhhhn?"
Miss Morehead killed it in the Twilight Zone episode the invaders a tour we force she didn't utter a word
If I'd never seen this film before Steve, your marvelously fun and informative review would make me immediately rush to find/buy/steal a copy to watch it. As it happens I do know it, having come across "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" some years ago on a rainy Saturday afternoon while channel-surfing --and it remains for me the perfect Saturday afternoon movie. I loved Mary Astor's character Miss Mayhew, and loved also Cecil Kellaway's compassion and kindness for Bette's Charlotte.
Thanks for the review !
Thanks so much! I love both Cecil and Mary. Both bring a compassion and quiet dignity to all the hysteria. Thanks!
Your reviews are so engaging and more like storytelling than a critique. Good fun with the Bette impression too.
Thank you so much!
1:26 that painting is totally Bette Davis in the movie Jezebel!!
Loved this episode! Thank you!
You're right!
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Wow!
Yes. It was done years ago.
Great review, Steve. You're right about Mary Astor, she was the best. When you mentioned the supporting cast at the end, I thought for sure you would mention John Megna, the scene-stealing, little Dill Harris in "To Kill a Mockingbird", as this was his follow up movie. He appears at the beginning of the movie. John was Connie Stevens' brother.
I loved John Megna. He was Connie Steven's brothet. He was a wondeful actor who died of AIDS and when they do the "To Kill A Mockingbird " documentaries, they rarely give him his due. Thanks for watching!
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ His chsracter of Dill was completely based on Harper Lee's childhood friend and neighbor in small town Alabama - Truman Capote!
@@poetcomic1 Yup!
Steve, I love you! Please don't make us wait so long between reviews... love Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte... the song is lovely, too. I wish somebody would interview Bruce Dern about the making of this wonderful movie..
Phaedra Ovid there is an interview with him on the dvd release and there is a documentary on RUclips about the making of this film
I played this movie at a Halloween party. The audience was a bunch of Gen-Xers (this was in the late 90s) and they LOVED it! It was a HIT! A great film that has aged well!
I'm not surprised. Atmospheric, great acting, solid story= terrific viewing! So glad they liked it. I do too! Steve
I thoroughly enjoyed this review from this talented well informed, very humorous man, and I couldn't agree with him more. Well done.
Awwww, thanks so much, Rick!
Finally! It took you long enough to get to this one and it was well worth the wait. Great job,as usual.
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
Agnes Moorehead. Come on. You can't get better.
yes you can
daniel stanwyck I would agree IF you were related to Barbara. Are you?
She was great in this movie!
@@danielstanwyck2812 No, you can't.
Agnes terrified me as a kid in her infamous Twilight Zone episode The Invaders. Top notch in her craft.
Hook, line and( if you would only bring your particular joy to On Borrowed Time, another film that deserves your brightness and awareness )sinker, I"m in. Yes,-Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte is one of the best all time movies in my opinion- though my first viewing was at age 5 behind my Dad's recliner...yes, behind. It was as terrifying then as it is today and your brilliantly apt and funny review speaks so well for this classic among classics, thank you.
Thanks so much, Terry!
Love that one take Astor story. That's that classic trivia you like to hear
Love this movie. You do a excellent job in telling it like it was. So nice.
Your immitations of these great actresses cracks me up!😂😂😂
A great review of this entertaining movie by Steve Hayes. Movie reviews do not get better than those by Steve Hayes.
Thanks so much, Walter! You are a peach!
Victor Buono was 26 years old here. You can see how young he is if you look.
I just finished reading Olivia's early-60s book "Every Frenchman Has One" and it was simply charming. Thanks for the review.
You're welcome! So glad you're watching!
I love the movie poster at the end with the drawing of Agnes Moorehead, among the other characters. It just looks so dramatic.
Love that Aggie!
Being a BEAR aficionado, I always thought Buono, like many actors, could have been very handsome if he lost some weight. HUGE shoulders and I love that low droop to his right eyebrow.
Case in point: William Conrad in The Naked Jungle
I've never seen the film.
Did anyone else notice at 1:27 the painting behind Victor Buono? It's Bette in her Jezebel get up, exact dress and necklace! Cool touch
Well spotted! It certainly is!
Love you and Johnny, love your show, I've been a fan for years. I wish I'd met you guys when I still lived in NYC. Keep up the good work. We need good laughs and good movies now more than ever.
I loved you dance with Bette & Joan at the end!! So funny!!!!!
Thanks so much!
No one yelps "Johnnn?" like Bette Davis, except for Steve- damn, he is spot-on here.
Marry Me!...sorry...carried away....thanks for the lovely compliment and for watching TOQ! Best; Steve
With Joan this would have been PHENOMENAL
I love, love, love this movie. Thank you so much for covering it!
A big "thank you" for another wonderful movie review! You're incandescently happy when you tell us these behind the scenes stories and how the actors worked with or against each other. It's like you're sharing a Valentine of something you truly love, when the actors reach in and reveal complex feelings.
Olivia DeHaviland was probably a better choice for Miriam. She's refined and beautiful (scandalously attractive in that evening gown) and so makes for a more effective villain.
I thuink so too...but how I would LOVE to see the Crawford footage, which I fear is lost to history somewhere on some old cutting room floor.
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ I fear that JC was then looking sort of Easter Island in the face; a handsome woman, to be sure. But too formidable to be a silky villain. DeHaviland as the cousin was more of an insinuating presence. Anyway, I love your way with words, your enthusiasm, and your amazing BD imitations! You're a gem, sir!
Thanks Steve. Another GREAT, in depth review. I've seen this movie 10...15 times and I just listened to you word for word with my mouth opened... Like I've never seen it before. Ha ha ha. It's a GREAT film... So eerie and sad all Grey and old tattered, yellowed lace. That Agnes Morehead is THE FREAKIN BEST.... Just FANTASTIC! All of that dialog, so quick/fast OMGGGGGGGGGGGG! I also loved Cecil's character (he was the sweetest to her) and Mary Astor. I hated D'Havilland's FACE! You just want to SLAP HER good! Ha ha ha! THANKS AGAIN!
Well, you got alotta milage outa! this episode! I'm absolutely delighted!!!! Thanks so much!
I love the story about offering Joan Crawford's role to Vivien Leigh, and Leigh's response!!!
Good ole' Viv! Hilarious! Happy Holdays! Steve
Someone at Fox now owned by Disney needs to release the footage Joan shot!
I'm with you, however I'm not sure it even exists. I can't belive that someone , somewhere, hasn't gotten hold and realesd it somewhere before now.
Steve, NOBODY does Betty Davis as good as you do! Another outstanding review!
Thanks, Scout!
This is so funnie.........I just found Tired Old Queen on You Tube today...where have I been, its great
Hooray! Welcome!
Thank you Steve for uploading new content! I'd be curious to hear what you have to say about the infamous shoot of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and the feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
Nothing new that hasn't already been said. Except that the two of them couldn't get out of their own way.
You're so right, Steve; this movie is so much fun to watch!!! Everyone performed like they were enjoying chewing the scenery but Mary Astor & Agnes Moorehead are the voices of reason in it!!
And give the best performancs. Such a feast! Happy Holidays! Steve
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Thank you, Steve! Have a wonderful Holiday!!
I love this movie so much. Another funny, witty and lovely review. Thank You!
My pleasure!
Thank you so much, always one of my favorites, I had heard somewhere that Oliva provided all her own costumes, I wonder if that was true?
Bette Davis and Agnes Moorehead together at last! It doesn't really get better than this!
Nope! Thanks for watching!
Love everything about this movie! Great review, Steve. Thanks!
My pleasure!
Victor buono her father in this one...and he was the guy she found thru the newspaper ad in baby Jane ...interesting
Saw this with Mom when I was 9 years old and it was a LOT to disgust !! Love it especially the finale what a film !!
Digest or disgust! LOL! Freud would be proud of that slip! Thanks forr watching! Best; Steve
Just discovered your channel. What a delight...you are so hilariously funny! We are cinephiles in this house and adore your take on the great classics!
I'm delighted!
I wonder if we'll ever see the footage shot with Joan Crawford. I've done web searches but I can't find it. I wonder if it even still exists. I love Olivia de Havilland and thought she did a great job as Miriam but I could see Joan Crawford knocking this performance out of the park.
dp20024 There are several publicity photos with Davis and Crawford with Bob Aldrich regarding Charlotte and there is a video of Miriam, played by Crawford coming to the mansion to help Charlotte. She gets out of the taxi, and lifts up her sunglasses to look at Charlotte, played by Davis. It is so historic!
@@TheRmjr I'd sell my lower teeth...just the lowers... to see that Joan footage.They shot alot more than they ever let on.
Steve Hayes it’s online, just google it. You’ll be able to keep your teeth. 😁
Look closely when the taxi pulls up to the house. That’s Crawford in the back seat.
OMGGGGGG.... OMGGGGGG.... Just woke up, just turn over and I see you've uploaded this. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! IT'S MINE. IT'S MY REQUEST I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU TO DO. WHEEEEEEE... OK... Let me watch! Steve.... YOU ARE THE BEST ! LOOOOOOVE your channel so much!
So glad! Thanks!
im addicted to these trailers ....hush hush dont tell anyone!!! Great Job Steve
Thanks so much!
I TOTALLY adore you! We're binge watching Fued and your back story on Hush-hush is a cherry on a sundae!
Thanks so much!
Absolutely great review. Gave us all the mystery elements without destroying the surprises. I was a kid the first time I saw it and had to turn away at the gazebo scene and the staircase scene (without giving it away). There were other heart beating moments. But honestly, I didn’t understand the sub plot regarding Jewel and Miriam until I was an adult and had watched it several times. What a revelation. lol. Great movie! If you haven’t seen it, you owe it to yourself!!
I love this one! Especially the actresses!
It's the 1920s and at the party the girls all have Annettte Funicello hairstyles from a beach movie....
Typical '60's. They never depicted the hairstyles and make up of the period, which bothered me even then. But then, this always drove me a little crazy in most period films. The make up was inevitably from the period the film was made as opposed to historical accuracy.
@@STEVEHAYESTOQso am I
Steve's reviews of these classics are often better than the classic themselves! Keep up the great work Steve, I would tune in to hear your review of a vacuum cleaner. Thanks for the happiness you spread. 😀🤣😂😅
LOL! I may just Hoover on over!
Yay Steve (and of course Johnny)!
Cute outro too!
Saw this movie eons ago, had forgotten everything about it, what a great succinct rundown as usual and with the usual rich bits of context. I'll keep loving TOQ as long as you keep doing it! Mwah!
It's a deal! 'll keep making them as long as you keep loving them!
Great film! Loved watching Feud... sad it's over😢
Hi Steve, I've just discovered you and I'm so happy! You are a delight and I find your presentation of my much-loved classic pictures most entertaining! Again, I feel that I have discovered a treasure in you! Thanks so much!!
Such a lovely compliment! Thanks you! I hope you subscribe so that I can vsist you every month with another classic! Thanks so much! Steve
Another excellent review and wonderful impersonations too.
Thanks so much!
What a picture this would have been if Joan had finished it... It's great, but knowing but could have been is torturous.
KAOS I think the reason it's so great and had so many stars of such talent is because Joan wasn't in it. When she left, the real talent came running!
KAOS I think Miriam wouldn't have been as effective if Joan played her. Joan was more known for playing evil bitches than Olivia was 😉
KAOS Olivia de Havilland can act rounds around Crawford and I can't imagine how she would make Miriam seem innocent in the beginning
Well it's just a matter of preference I guess. De Havilland leaves me cold, personally. She might be good technically but for me there's always something missing. That being said, I've just watched Lady In A Cage (another role meant for Joan) and she was terrific in that.
OKHomoRose Oh Man!! Bette Davis absolutely loathed Miriam Hopkins! She would have treated her worse than Joan Crawford!!!
Victor Buono does a great Southern accent.
I've always loved the wind chimes that continually made music throughout the movie.
I know. The atmsophere and cinematography are gorgeous. You can actually feel the heat and dampness. Aside from all the in house shenanigans, it's an incredible production and Aldrich at his best. I love Bette and Joan's work, but their respective egos always got the better of them. The trouble they both caused on this film and the huge cost of the delays, marked the end of a major studio giving either of them a first class production again. They always got in their own way. Thanks for watching and have a lovely, SAFE weekend. Steve
Oh my god I so want to be baby Jane for Halloween!
Miss Dr Havilland is now a Dame! About time too.
Yup! Dame Olivia deHavilland. Rolls so lovingly off the tongue!
Steve, Johnny! I love you both. Live long and prosper!
You too, Bob! Many thanks for watching!
It’s always fun to come back to this review from time to time! ❤
The family is always glad to see you, Honey!
Not winning the Oscar would have broken Moorehead's heart--had she had one. Love her!
She had a heart. She was also incredible savvy and used to the Hollywood game by then. She did win a Golden Globe, so she didn't come out empty handed. She should have had the Oscar for "Magnificent Ambersons" and for "Mrs Parkington" as well...so it goes.
Hey, Steve! I just discovered your youtube page and am LOVING IT!!! When will you review "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
It's on the list! Thanks!
I saw this movie in 1964 when I was 10 years old, I had nightmares for years after. I’ve seen it dozens of times since and still remember how it scared me. I just love these hag movies, there was one with Debbie Reynolds and Shelly Winters that I would love to see you review.
"What's The Matter With Helen?" Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out. Steve
Nice review, thank you. The lights are always shining on the Hudson sisters (of course, great movie too!) but I prefer this movie. The melancholy, the dark family secrets, the plot(s), just everything is top notch. French poster at the end of your review, nice! Merci
I love this one too. All those wonderful classic actresses together and to see Agnes Moorehead and Mary Astor , who quietly gives them all a run for their money. Simply fabulous. However... I would have given ANYTHING to have seen the lost foortage that Joan shot. She actually filmed all her scenes without Bette. Wouldn't that have been fascinating.? Thanks for watching! Steve
I love how the end animation has you built like an Olympic weight lifter. 😍
Bruce Dern told this story about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford one was in her dressing room and she yelled out tell that C-Word I'm not coming out till she stops picking on me. The other responded by yelling tell her when she's ready to come out and work we'll be ready instead of waiting for her to quit putting salve on the sores on her back that she got from laying on it for 25 years so she could have a god damn career. God they hated each other lol..
Wow!
A tremendous review of a tremendous movie featuring tremendous stars.
LOL! Dear Carlo; Thank you for your tremndous compliment from a tremendously grateful Tired Old Queeen at the Movie! Happy Summer and thanks for watching! Best; Steve
Nothing beats Steve’s insight and insider knowledge on films. I wonder if today’s aging stars are open to doing low budget hagsploitation film. Sigourney Weaver, perhaps?
Give 'em time.
It's really a different world of film, super high quality TV (like you have to pay for) and acting today.
@@emjayay BETTE DAVIS: " I always thought that acting should be larger than life. That's why people went to the movies. To take themselves out of the every day occurances. Now everything is SO real." That was taken...not verbatum, mind you..from an interview she did with Playboy Magazine in the '70's. If you can find it, it's still one of the best interviews she ever gave. I think what it all comes down to, is that it's simply the nature of the art form. Ever changing, ever evolving and with technology where it is and where it's headed, who knows when they'll get to a point where they animate everything and there will be no more live actors? ...I hope not in my lifetime. . Have a great day and please stay safe. Best; Steve
Love all your videos and reviews so much. Im a big classic film fan. I'd love to see you do a review on Imitation of life starring Lana Turner
It's on my list! Thanks for watching!
I absolutely love your videos! You are Fabulous. thanks for all the stories!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
Saw the movie when it came out, and I remember being so scared and hiding my face for most of the scenes. Love this movie❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
I do too. I can always watch it, whenever it's on or whenever I walk in and it's playing I compulsively sit down for the duration. .
Agnes Morehead was a respected actress in Hollywood since her time with the Orson Welles players. But her role in this film showed how really versatile she was. I wonder why they thought to cast her for this particular role. The Oscar nomination was truly deserved.
Definitely! And I hoped she would have won. It was a tough catagory that year. There was no one like Aggie. Orson wellles thought she was the most versatile actress gh e ever worked with, In fact, he wanted her for the role that Edward G, Robinson had in "The Stranger". Thanks so much for watching. Best; Steve
Steve Hayes, have you seen the FX series Feud: Bette and Joan? It talks about the making of this film and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. It's excellent.
Omg the voices are KILLING me !!!!!! Spot on !
Thank you, Derek!
Hilarious review! And yes, there's a ton of scene chewing from start to finish!
Cecil Kellaway was an Australian citizen born in Sth Africa
Thank you love your Vlogs !
Thanks for watching! Best wishes and stay SAFE! Steve
We used to watch this on the afternoon-movie TV show after school. It helped make me what I am today! Thanks for the review--I haven't seen this in years--must remedy that.
I ❤ love Agnes Moorehead in this! And she almost didn’t get to play Velma. She had already signed the contract for Bewitched, and Screen Gems was getting ready to film the first season. There were delays on the set of Charlotte because of Joan Crawford feigning illness, and time was running out. Luckily for her, Olivia de Havilland stepped in, and they were able to complete Agnes’ scenes on time.
Agnes was never too thrilled to be appearing in a weekly series. If it cost her the part of Velma, she would probably have been very bitter and angry.
Thelma Ritter would have played Velma if Agnes could not.
Well, with films, it's always about lucky breaks.
TOQAM you could play all the parts in this film. You do it so well. Agnes Moorehead was superb. Franky, sometimes I wanna react to people just like she did
Take a tip from Agiie?Velma, it doesn;'t make you very popular. LOL!
Thanks again for a brilliant presentation -- and performance ! -- Mr. Hayes. You should have been in the film!😄😍
LOL! Are you kiddin' ? They would have chewed me up and spit me out the first day! Steve
Really wish what was filmed with Joan Crawford would show up some day.
I fear it's lost forever...DARN IT!!! I would LOVE to have seen that footage too! Oh, well....Thanks for watching! Steve
I am watching the parts you imitate Bette Davis in your videos!! love it
Oh Miguel< you are such a cutie! Thanks so much! I'm not so sure Bette would be all that thrilled, but...Happy Summer! Steve
Looking forward to watching and critiquing the movie
Alot of fun.
Best Vivien Leigh impression ever!
OMG! Thanks so much!
Another wonderful review of a fun camp classic. by the extremely informative and wildly entertaining, film historian, Steve Hayes. A+++
My pleasure! Thank you for watching! Steve
Omg please do American Gothic (1988) would love to see your commentary on that lol
The hand being hacked off scared this 13 year old guy!
So did the head bouncing down the stairs. "YIKES!"
"What do you think I asked you here for...company?"
"Ruined finery."