Bette Davis Films: Queen of Warner Bros. Steals Husbands + Murders Lovers
Bette Davis Films: Queen of Warner Bros. Steals Husbands + Murders Lovers No rare Bette Davis flicks on her Turner Classic Movies ’ “Summer Under the Stars” day, Saturday, Aug. 8. That’s too bad, as TCM now has access to Columbia’s film library. They could have unearthed Davis’ early Columbia flick The Menace (1931), which isn’t very good, but it’s rare and it’s Bette Davis. Also, there’s the little-seen, Columbia-distributed, political drama Storm Center (1956), in which Davis co-stars with Kim Hunter , who happened to be blacklisted during the anti- Red hysteria of the 1950s. Well, maybe later in the year… I can’t say I’m a huge Bette Davis fan, but I do like watching her. In fact, I find several of her performances to be among the best ever committed to film. One of my favorites is her cool murderess in The Letter , which will be shown on Davis Day. Written by Howard Koch (from W. Somerset Maugham ’s...