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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 438375" data-attributes="member: 7">Trying to picture Bette in SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER is intriguing. I&#039;ve only seen the movie once, but I do tend to feel (as of now, anyway) that Bette might&#039;ve played the role a little better. Personally, I think Brando should&#039;ve played the doctor instead of Clift, but he was Taylor&#039;s buddy, so he got the job. I agree with your assessment here. Hepburn was not well-suited to heavy drama. In fact, from what I&#039;ve seen, I can almost say she was almost bad at it. Hepburn excels in lighter drama and especially in romantic comedy. Davis, on the other hand, was in her element when it came to the soapier melodramas, but wasn&#039;t very good at comedy. Crawford, too, wasn&#039;t good a comedy, but come across very well in melodrama. I suppose that just leaves Stanwyck as the multitalented genre-shifter.I wonder if we&#039;ll ever know Crawford&#039;s true birth year. I know she widely cited 1908, which seems quite unlikely. I&#039;m inclined to go with 1903 or 1904.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 438375, member: 7"] Trying to picture Bette in SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER is intriguing. I've only seen the movie once, but I do tend to feel (as of now, anyway) that Bette might've played the role a little better. Personally, I think Brando should've played the doctor instead of Clift, but he was Taylor's buddy, so he got the job. I agree with your assessment here. Hepburn was not well-suited to heavy drama. In fact, from what I've seen, I can almost say she was almost bad at it. Hepburn excels in lighter drama and especially in romantic comedy. Davis, on the other hand, was in her element when it came to the soapier melodramas, but wasn't very good at comedy. Crawford, too, wasn't good a comedy, but come across very well in melodrama. I suppose that just leaves Stanwyck as the multitalented genre-shifter. I wonder if we'll ever know Crawford's true birth year. I know she widely cited 1908, which seems quite unlikely. I'm inclined to go with 1903 or 1904. [/QUOTE]

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