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Watched in 2017
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Newspaper Readers Scenes Part II
When the Character Is News in Newspaper (50 movies items)" Bette Davis as Charlotte Hollis Bruce Dern as John Mayhew Mary Astor as Jewel Mayhew"
Character's Painting and Portrait in Films
“Restraint is never a word that can be bandied about with Robert Aldrich, but Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a true spectacle of Grand Guignol camp histrionics. As a spiritual cousin to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte is the ghastly eccentric to that film’s richer, scarier pedigree. There’s not as much going on between the ears of this film as Baby Jane, but Sweet Charlotte is one hell of an entertaining piece of trash. Since this story is also based on a piece of writing by Henry Farrell, the basic gist of Sweet Charlotte’s structure borrows heavily from Baby Jane. There’s a flashback to a horrific event, here the murder of Charlotte’s married lover (Bruce Dern) in her family’s summerhouse during a party. Charlotte discovers her lover’s bod” read more
Agnes Moorehead - Favorite Movies
Alfred Hitchcock Awards : 1960's Best Suspense (10 movies items)" 1964 Directed By Robert Aldrich Starring Bette Davis / Olivia De Havilland / Joseph Cotten Agnes Moorehead / Cecil Kelloway / Mary Astor "
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Deservers (83 movies items)"1964! Winner: Agnes Moorehead! Nominees: Gladys Cooper - My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins Edith Evans - The Chalk Garden as Mrs. St. Maugham Grayson Hall - The Night of the Iguana as Judith Fellowes Lila Kedrova - Zorba the Greek as Madame Hortense"