Thursday, November 01, 2012

Bette Davis, 30 years apart

My favorite part of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" was the early scene in the studio boss's screening room, (after the chilling Baby Jane Hudson vaudeville prologue): the men are watching scenes from a movie the fictional studio is currently producing--but they're projecting real footage of an early Bette Davis pic from the 30's. The director (Aldrich?) let's the old scene roll, and then let's the studio men eviscerate it. It's great! Shows how hammy young Bette was...and that in her old age, she wasn't above a little criticism.

I'm in California now. Third move in less than a year.

Phew.
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6 comments:

MrGoodson2 said...

Those are great. You capture the different ages well. I think they made a big deal about uglying Davis up at the time of the movie. She was never really huge when she was young and tender was she? Just Petrified Forest. Hanging on and getting parts into middle age got her the star status.

Glad you're all moved in.That does sound like a pain. But you are back in well worn and beloved stomping grounds now.

1:13 PM
Tom Moon said...

Exactly where did you guys move to?

1:23 PM
Davis Chino said...

Tommy! We're back in Irvine--physically next door to our last place!

2:54 PM
MrGoodson2 said...

Great idea for a drawing.

12:52 PM
Tom Moon said...

What is?

2:52 PM
MrGoodson2 said...

The drawing that Marty did for the blog post. Additional note.

9:09 PM

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