Joseph L. Mankiewicz won the Oscar for both directing and screenplay of this great classic. Bette Davis is at her peak! My other favorite Bette film is "Now Voyager", a must see for any Bette fan.
One of the greatest American films ever made. Bette Davis had herself reached middle age, and her career was lagging until this movie revived it. So it was a very personal performance for her. Brilliant. BTW the lie Eve told about being a war widow was especially galling to audiences in 1950, only 5 years after the end of WWII.
I'm glad you enjoyed this wonderful classic. I also love Thelma Ritter. Check her out in The Misfits--it also has Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, among other greats in the cast.
FYI: Years ago there was a Broadway musical version called Applause starring Lauren Bacall. When her run was up she was replaced by Anne Baxter as Margo, sort of life imitating art.
Enjoyed your commentaries and your channel. Bette Davis made some great movies. This one is exceptional. I'll be back to your channel to see more of your reviews. Thanks for sharing.
If you want to see Thelma Ritter in a heart breaking performance, you could check out the excellent Film Noir film "Pickup On South Street" (1953) for which she won the Academy Award for best supporting actress. Also has the unappreciated Richard Widmark and Jean Peters who also give great performances. This one is a "classic"!
I saw this movie for the first time a few years ago and was really surprised by it. I didn't know Eve was going to be a psycho. Lol Anyway, great movie. Also, I like that you added descriptions of the scenes you had to block for copyright reasons. It really helped. The issue of aging for actresses in Hollywood brought to mind a sketch from Amy Schumer's show a few years ago. In it with Schumer was Patricia Arquette, Tina Fey, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and they were celebrating Julia Louis-Dreyfus's last f*ckable day in Hollywood. Also, a couple other great oldies that you might like are The Apartment and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 🖖🏽
Great reaction, as always!! If you want more Thelma Ritter, check out A Letter to Three Wives (1949), The Mating Season (1951), Pickup on South Street (1953), The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951), and The Misfits (1961).
I have never seen anyone brutalized by the YT Police as much as this. Two possible reasons. I have noticed that newer reactors in particular, and reactors with a smaller following, get much tougher attention from the YT Police than the veteran reactors with tens of thousands of followers. You have my condolences. Nevertheless, I loved your reaction. My love for this movie has soared with repeated viewings over many years. Fantastic ensemble acting (with a well-deserved Oscar for best supporting actor to George Sanders), great script and direction, and Thelma Ritter at her skeptical, wise-cracking best! I second the recommendations already made. “Now, Voyager” is probably Davis’s best movie. Other outstanding films include “The Petrified Forest,” “Jezebel,” “The Letter,” and “The Little Foxes.”
Yeah, Yt police has been really after me nowadays. And you're right, bigger channels have it much easier. At least it seems that way. It's really frustrating, because I put a lot of work into this, you know? And okay, claim my videos, but then claim everyone else's, right?
As someone who appreciates good older movies, you will love LAURA and THE APARTMENT and MR ROBERTS. All b/w, brilliantly written and full of fantastic acting. Please treat yourself!
I love how you genuinely appreciate the films and actors of the past! I suggest that you see Pickup on South Street, a 1953 film noir starring Richard Widmark. Thelma Ritter got an Oscar nomination for this one. I think you’ll really like this film. For some splendid early Bette Davis, see Of Human Bondage, 1934, with Leslie Howard. This film made Bette Davis a real star!
Was hoping you would watch this one and your reaction did not disappoint! Ann Baxter ( the actress who played Eve) does have a very memorable voice. A lot of people find it sexy. If you’d like to see her in something else you may want to watch The Ten Commandments ( 1956). It’s a bit over the top dramatic but highly entertaining and Anne Baxter is beautiful in that as the Egyptian Queen Nefarteri. In terms of Bette Davis recommendations, I hardly know where to start ! I would check out Jezebel, Mr. Skeffington ( which also stars Claude Rains) and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ? ( a creepy thriller ). There are many other good ones, these just happen to be my personal favorites. Interestingly, two out of these three also deal with women and aging.
In that scene in the car, Bette Davis character is describing the future of her real-life marriage to soon-to-be real husband Gary Merrill, the same man who played her boyfriend in this movie! It's quite uncanny when you consider it. Actors rarely learn from the examples of their movies, or at least, they don't learn the right lessons from the characters mistakes or recognize what the real mistakes were.
I appreciate that you picked up on the issue of aging for women. Another detail that people overlook is that, regardless of how a woman looks, as we age, we become socially invisible. Women who aren't young and seemingly available, on an audience fantasy level, are not valued at all in our society. You see it in how, no matter what a woman does for a living, what she has accomplished or contributed to the world, she'll be criticized for her appearance, her clothing, her marital status. Margo's concerns about her age are double-edged. Not only has she sacrificed her personal life for her career, but she feels herself reaching that cliff that women in the entertainment field fall off of once they can no longer play "young" roles. There are plenty of excellent roles for older male actors, but not for female ones. So in the end she would be left with nothing, neither career nor love. She dreaded this so much, she couldn't believe that Bill, a younger man, sincerely loved her for herself, just as she was. I love that they overcame that, maybe thanks to Eve's malicious interference, which forced them to confront that hang-up.
What's great is that Margo is still a great actress. Her age won't stop her. Aging is brutal for many. Then there are the Meryl Streeps. But some turn to surgery and it can make things worse. Time marches on, and it usually does so across our faces.
A great film for all the reasons you mentioned. 1950 was a key year in Marilyn Monroe's career, it was the real beginning of her ascension with eye catching roles here and also in "The Asphalt Jungle" (an excellent film worth seeking out). They started her steady rise over the next couple of years until her real breakthrough in 1953 with the triple whammy of "Niagara", "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" and "How to Marry a Millionaire" one right after the other. I share in your love of Thelma Ritter! Any film she appeared in is worth seeing but I'd steer you towards "Pickup on South Street" and especially the delightful "The Mating Season" as real spotlight films for her. She was Oscar nominated for both (as she was for her role in Eve). All the Bette Davis films that others have suggested are excellent choices, I'll add recommendations for "Dark Victory" (Bette's personal favorite of her films), "The Letter" and "Jezebel" which won her her second Best Actress Oscar.
Another fantastic role for Anne Baxter is in the TEN COMMANDMENTS, and for another excellent actress watch 'The Women' (1939), and her Oscar nominated turn as Auntie Mame--that actress, Rosalind Russell. Trust me, her gifts are on display early in the Women, but she came into her own in Auntie Mame and all her films between the two of those films.
I just watched you watching All About Eve. It is sad that your movie clips are so edited. I enjoy watching your reactions to these movies. I very much enjoyed your reaction to Casablanca, in my opinion, the best of all time. My favorite Bette Davis has to be Now Voyager, with Paul Henried, who was Victor Lazlo in Casablanca. It is fabulous. Back to All About Eve. Both Bette and Anne were nominated for best actress. They cancelled each other out and I think Judy Holiday won. Thelma Ritter and Celeste Holm were nominated for supporting actress and they canceled each other out. I totally agree with you about Thelma Ritter. Totally different movie, you should look up The Best Years of Our Lives. One of the very best movies ever.
Joe Mankiewicz was a great booster for Thelma Ritter, you should check out his previous years 'A Letter to Three Wives', not as deep a story but great writing , snappy dialogs, especially for the great Thelma!
If you want to see more of Marilyn in two of her best roles, try Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Jane Russell and the AFI's all-time best comedy, Some Like It Hot.
I love this film, but Anne Baxter almost ruins it for me. She's just not as talented as all the powerhouse actors is this film, and sometimes it's painfully obvious.
Ironically, Bette and Anne Baxter (Eve) became close friends after meeting on this movie, while Bette & Celeste Holme (Karen) pretty much couldn't stand each other.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz won the Oscar for both directing and screenplay of this great classic. Bette Davis is at her peak! My other favorite Bette film is "Now Voyager", a must see for any Bette fan.
Same page! Her best two, hands down.
@@jmbrinck Love Bette's entrance in "The Letter" How dramatic can you get??
One of the greatest American films ever made. Bette Davis had herself reached middle age, and her career was lagging until this movie revived it. So it was a very personal performance for her. Brilliant. BTW the lie Eve told about being a war widow was especially galling to audiences in 1950, only 5 years after the end of WWII.
You should have recut this because It is a great movie and the long silences in your reaction are tough to sit through.
I'm glad you enjoyed this wonderful classic. I also love Thelma Ritter. Check her out in The Misfits--it also has Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, among other greats in the cast.
Last completed film for Marilyn and last for Gable...historically worth watching, a good if not quite great film.
The Letter, Jezebel, Dark Victory and The Little Foxes are all great Bette Davis films.
One of my all time favorites! Incredible writing and acting!
It's a joy discovering how many others appreciate this superb film. Your first time watching won't be your last. You'll lose count.
Wow, thanks for the validation.
This is one of my faves! It's worth a rewatch every year.
Marilyn Monroe is a great actress...would have loved to see more of her in this movie.
She really proved that in "Niagara"
FYI: Years ago there was a Broadway musical version called Applause starring Lauren Bacall. When her run was up she was replaced by Anne Baxter as Margo, sort of life imitating art.
Glad you watched this, it's such a great classic.
Bette Davis was a real force of nature.
You should check out 1950's other great movie: "Sunset Boulevard."
Enjoyed your commentaries and your channel. Bette Davis made some great movies. This one is exceptional. I'll be back to your channel to see more of your reviews. Thanks for sharing.
If you want to see Thelma Ritter in a heart breaking performance, you could check out the excellent Film Noir film "Pickup On South Street" (1953) for which she won the Academy Award for best supporting actress. Also has the unappreciated Richard Widmark and Jean Peters who also give great performances. This one is a "classic"!
It's on my list now!
Editing out some of the best parts is insane.
I tried...
Any part of this movie is in the best parts.
One of the best American films of all time.
This movie ...so ahead of it's time....and Davis devoured it.
I saw this movie for the first time a few years ago and was really surprised by it. I didn't know Eve was going to be a psycho. Lol Anyway, great movie. Also, I like that you added descriptions of the scenes you had to block for copyright reasons. It really helped. The issue of aging for actresses in Hollywood brought to mind a sketch from Amy Schumer's show a few years ago. In it with Schumer was Patricia Arquette, Tina Fey, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and they were celebrating Julia Louis-Dreyfus's last f*ckable day in Hollywood. Also, a couple other great oldies that you might like are The Apartment and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 🖖🏽
The Apartment is definitely on my list!
Great reaction, as always!! If you want more Thelma Ritter, check out A Letter to Three Wives (1949), The Mating Season (1951), Pickup on South Street (1953), The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951), and The Misfits (1961).
The Misfits is a must watch ! Love Marilyn in that as well
The Misfits is one of my favorites--what a cast.
The Letter and Jezebel.
You won't be bored.
I agree, more Thelma Ritter. I love that woman. This is a great movie and yes, Bette Davis is fantastic!
The best movie ever. Still holds up beautifully today. What a script. Bette Davis and Anne Baxter what a powerhouse couple.
Rec Jezebel and Now Voyager
I have never seen anyone brutalized by the YT Police as much as this. Two possible reasons. I have noticed that newer reactors in particular, and reactors with a smaller following, get much tougher attention from the YT Police than the veteran reactors with tens of thousands of followers. You have my condolences.
Nevertheless, I loved your reaction. My love for this movie has soared with repeated viewings over many years. Fantastic ensemble acting (with a well-deserved Oscar for best supporting actor to George Sanders), great script and direction, and Thelma Ritter at her skeptical, wise-cracking best!
I second the recommendations already made. “Now, Voyager” is probably Davis’s best movie. Other outstanding films include “The Petrified Forest,” “Jezebel,” “The Letter,” and “The Little Foxes.”
Yeah, Yt police has been really after me nowadays. And you're right, bigger channels have it much easier. At least it seems that way. It's really frustrating, because I put a lot of work into this, you know? And okay, claim my videos, but then claim everyone else's, right?
As someone who appreciates good older movies, you will love LAURA and THE APARTMENT and MR ROBERTS. All b/w, brilliantly written and full of fantastic acting. Please treat yourself!
I love how you genuinely appreciate the films and actors of the past! I suggest that you see Pickup on South Street, a 1953 film noir starring Richard Widmark. Thelma Ritter got an Oscar nomination for this one. I think you’ll really like this film. For some splendid early Bette Davis, see Of Human Bondage, 1934, with Leslie Howard. This film made Bette Davis a real star!
Was hoping you would watch this one and your reaction did not disappoint! Ann Baxter ( the actress who played Eve) does have a very memorable voice. A lot of people find it sexy. If you’d like to see her in something else you may want to watch The Ten Commandments ( 1956). It’s a bit over the top dramatic but highly entertaining and Anne Baxter is beautiful in that as the Egyptian Queen Nefarteri. In terms of Bette Davis recommendations, I hardly know where to start ! I would check out Jezebel, Mr. Skeffington ( which also stars Claude Rains) and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ? ( a creepy thriller ). There are many other good ones, these just happen to be my personal favorites. Interestingly, two out of these three also deal with women and aging.
Too bad you couldn't show Thelma Ritter say, "Whatta story! Everything but the dogs snappin' at her heels." Funniest line of the whole film
In that scene in the car, Bette Davis character is describing the future of her real-life marriage to soon-to-be real husband Gary Merrill, the same man who played her boyfriend in this movie! It's quite uncanny when you consider it. Actors rarely learn from the examples of their movies, or at least, they don't learn the right lessons from the characters mistakes or recognize what the real mistakes were.
I appreciate that you picked up on the issue of aging for women. Another detail that people overlook is that, regardless of how a woman looks, as we age, we become socially invisible. Women who aren't young and seemingly available, on an audience fantasy level, are not valued at all in our society. You see it in how, no matter what a woman does for a living, what she has accomplished or contributed to the world, she'll be criticized for her appearance, her clothing, her marital status. Margo's concerns about her age are double-edged. Not only has she sacrificed her personal life for her career, but she feels herself reaching that cliff that women in the entertainment field fall off of once they can no longer play "young" roles. There are plenty of excellent roles for older male actors, but not for female ones. So in the end she would be left with nothing, neither career nor love. She dreaded this so much, she couldn't believe that Bill, a younger man, sincerely loved her for herself, just as she was. I love that they overcame that, maybe thanks to Eve's malicious interference, which forced them to confront that hang-up.
STILL the most Oscar nominated (14) film!
Why is it covered with youtube police?
We always need MORE Thelma Ritta
Highly recommend The Three Faces of Eve starring Joanne Woodward who won an Academy Award for Best Actress. You'll love it.
What's great is that Margo is still a great actress. Her age won't stop her. Aging is brutal for many. Then there are the Meryl Streeps. But some turn to surgery and it can make things worse. Time marches on, and it usually does so across our faces.
A great film for all the reasons you mentioned.
1950 was a key year in Marilyn Monroe's career, it was the real beginning of her ascension with eye catching roles here and also in "The Asphalt Jungle" (an excellent film worth seeking out). They started her steady rise over the next couple of years until her real breakthrough in 1953 with the triple whammy of "Niagara", "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" and "How to Marry a Millionaire" one right after the other.
I share in your love of Thelma Ritter! Any film she appeared in is worth seeing but I'd steer you towards "Pickup on South Street" and especially the delightful "The Mating Season" as real spotlight films for her. She was Oscar nominated for both (as she was for her role in Eve).
All the Bette Davis films that others have suggested are excellent choices, I'll add recommendations for "Dark Victory" (Bette's personal favorite of her films), "The Letter" and "Jezebel" which won her her second Best Actress Oscar.
My Favorite Movie and Actress. I have a Bette Davis movie collection.
You must react to Now Voyager, Dead Ringer, The Great Lie and The Letter
And a shout out to the amazing George Saunders
Another fantastic role for Anne Baxter is in the TEN COMMANDMENTS, and for another excellent actress watch 'The Women' (1939), and her Oscar nominated turn as Auntie Mame--that actress, Rosalind Russell. Trust me, her gifts are on display early in the Women, but she came into her own in Auntie Mame and all her films between the two of those films.
I'vebeen thinking about watching The Ten COmmandments, but it's soo long as far as I know. Maybe when I'll have a bit more time.
I just watched you watching All About Eve. It is sad that your movie clips are so edited. I enjoy watching your reactions to these movies. I very much enjoyed your reaction to Casablanca, in my opinion, the best of all time. My favorite Bette Davis has to be Now Voyager, with Paul Henried, who was Victor Lazlo in Casablanca. It is fabulous. Back to All About Eve. Both Bette and Anne were nominated for best actress. They cancelled each other out and I think Judy Holiday won. Thelma Ritter and Celeste Holm were nominated for supporting actress and they canceled each other out. I totally agree with you about Thelma Ritter. Totally different movie, you should look up The Best Years of Our Lives. One of the very best movies ever.
Thelma Ritter is great in Rear Window by Hitchcock.
Joe Mankiewicz was a great booster for Thelma Ritter, you should check out his previous years 'A Letter to Three Wives', not as deep a story but great writing , snappy dialogs, especially for the great Thelma!
If you want to see more of Marilyn in two of her best roles, try Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Jane Russell and the AFI's all-time best comedy, Some Like It Hot.
I hear that Bette read this script and found nothing wrong with it, unlike most that she'd seen in her career.
Well, my soul brother IS John BUTLER. 😂
Such a shame you didn't follow this great movie through until its end. Btw, in real life , Bette Davis and Anne Baxter forged a genuine friendship.
You should have recut this one it is ine of my favorites and the long silences due to RUclips are hard to sit through.
There is no Shubert Theater in SF! Caught you, you Russian spy! 😂😂😂😂
I love this film, but Anne Baxter almost ruins it for me. She's just not as talented as all the powerhouse actors is this film, and sometimes it's painfully obvious.
Shandor it's so not fun 2 watch clips where we can't see or hear the film!
I agree. I tried, but this video got claimed about 14 times before it got through. It's ridiculous.
What’s with the utube police 👮♀️ crap?!?!!
If you want more Bette Davis, there are a lot of bad movies but The Letter is excellent.
A good movie with Thelma Ritter is "Pillow Talk" (1959) with Doris Day and Rock Hudson. A very funny movie.
Ironically, Bette and Anne Baxter (Eve) became close friends after meeting on this movie, while Bette & Celeste Holme (Karen) pretty much couldn't stand each other.