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<blockquote data-quote="Toni" data-source="post: 121774" data-attributes="member: 82">IMHO it is, because of everybody involved, and closer to reality than one would think. As you must know, it´s allegedly inspired by Joan Crawford´s later career*, and Bette pulls another big performance, more realistic than her best-known roles. It´s not &quot;All About Eve&quot;, probably because of its low budget and its mediocre director. A very young Natalie Wood plays Bette´s daughter (and again, she has to act by the sea and in a boat...).*This is what Bette said about it: &quot;Bette Davis reported that she modeled her performance as the aging, has been, drunken &#039;star&#039; actress in the film after Joan Crawford, a real actress who was Bette Davis&#039; contemporary, competition, and a lifelong enemy which she publicly ridiculed throughout both their careers; to what extent this is true could be argued, but there&#039;s no question about her wearing the famous Crawford ankle strap shoes when she views her disastrous screen test.&quot;Oh and the writers were friends of Joannie. Who, of course, after the release of this movie, finished the friendship right away...Just another omitted chapter of &quot;Feud&quot;. It´s not over-the-top or campy, but thoroughly enjoyable!!<img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRlxPeXE1zDRh1-Isj_y8hm450FKAEagqhTbKwjMRD9CZQ3cN7CNg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]11178[/ATTACH]

Sue Ellen would have loved it...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Toni, post: 121774, member: 82"] IMHO it is, because of everybody involved, and closer to reality than one would think. As you must know, it´s allegedly inspired by Joan Crawford´s later career*, and Bette pulls another big performance, more realistic than her best-known roles. It´s not "All About Eve", probably because of its low budget and its mediocre director. A very young Natalie Wood plays Bette´s daughter (and again, she has to act by the sea and in a boat...). *This is what Bette said about it: "Bette Davis reported that she modeled her performance as the aging, has been, drunken 'star' actress in the film after Joan Crawford, a real actress who was Bette Davis' contemporary, competition, and a lifelong enemy which she publicly ridiculed throughout both their careers; to what extent this is true could be argued, but there's no question about her wearing the famous Crawford ankle strap shoes when she views her disastrous screen test." Oh and the writers were friends of Joannie. Who, of course, after the release of this movie, finished the friendship right away...Just another omitted chapter of "Feud". It´s not over-the-top or campy, but thoroughly enjoyable!! [CENTER][IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRlxPeXE1zDRh1-Isj_y8hm450FKAEagqhTbKwjMRD9CZQ3cN7CNg[/IMG] [ATTACH=full]11178[/ATTACH] Sue Ellen would have loved it...[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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