Bette Davis, John Williams--For Better, For Worse, 1957 TV

Bette Davis, John Williams, Ray Stricklyn and Jerome Cowan star in "For Better, For Worse," a half-hour TV drama from 1957.

[@lindaeasley5606]

Hard to believe that there was a time when you could watch programs on TV that carried the same quality as an Oscar worthy film

[@zyxw2024]

😂

[@raymond.duncan]

@lindaeasly5606 So true. This has the quality of a full feature film. TV once gave the viewer excellence.

[@vm6824]

What..the endless parade of reality tv isn't oscar worthy?? LOL Those poor Real Housewives and useless, vacuous Kartrashians are crying right now! American tv has turned to shit because the people there have turned to shit. Simple as that.

[@ss51-857]

And they were free

[@doreendaykin6693]

Well & truly said!

[@texas1949]

Something with Bette I’ve never seen before! Yippeeeeee!!!!

[@donaldgon8019]

Her voice was so distinctive in this little play.l guess every one was lying. Accept who done it.

[@manijehsasi3664]

She is just simply MAGNIFICENT!

[@CR-pw7zz]

Love Bette she was a rare jewel, cant take my eyes off her when she's on screen.

[@chaz4471]

Her daughter finally admitted that her mother was a witch. Very sad

[@alegnalowe3679]

She is my absolute favorite actress ever.As a person she was honest and fantastic not to mention very wise though she would deny it out of modesty.If rhere is someone like her we could be best friends!Simply put i adore her

[@alegnalowe3679]

@@chaz4471 I dont know if i can believe that B.D is telling the truth.Granted it is not for me to judge Bette and her daughters relationship.we will never know the truth of the matter.

[@reneekroyer5104]

@@alegnalowe3679 I hear you, I didn't want to believe BDs account, but her children have also said that Bette acted wildly crazy many a time and I've also heard many, many interviews of those who knew her well, many who knew her intimately, and from what they have said, I now believe that what BD has said in her book and in interviews is correct. I often wonder if Bette had some kind of mental disorder . . . or, it could be that the high amount of alcohol she drank had a huge effect upon her personality. She still remains my all-time favorite actress. I so love the old movies when she was younger. So beautiful, just captivating.

[@tasscat]

There's no-one like Bette, that wonderful clipped diction, such charisma and a joy to watch. Wonderful stuff!

[@BrooklynDreaminCG]

Amazing. What a timeless talent she was. Her performance so overrides the dated, corny material that she makes it all look good.

[@geoffm9944]

The great Bette Davis who was a joy to watch. Also starring the ubane and talented actor John Williams, playing her husband. Both prior to Hollywood, were also great theatre actors.

[@user-jl7ym4en5b]

Bette raised the bar on anything that she lent her name to. Brilliant !

[@Wanamaker1946]

This was lovely. When one thinks one has seen all the body of her work, these television shows are a real treat.

[@jerryblair61]

Mrs Davis the oueen of cinema back then I loved her in All About Eve.

[@mariapacheco4668]

YES👌🏻❗ "Buckle up it's gonna to be a bumpy ride". I've also seen "Fasten your seatbelt ...." ❓🤷🏻‍♀️, either works. But why❓

[@terry4137]

She’s only 49 in this movie! She looks beautiful! 🌹

[@smokeycat6954]

I just love her voice! Her pronunciation is perfect!

[@lizmoore7281]

Certainly No Mumbling with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford ,,,,True Actresses,,,,,,,,compared to these days ,,Mumble Mumble,,,,,,

[@dionnegonsalves8188]

New England accent?

[@TTnoyb]

@@lizmoore7281 I dont get why people like Crawford.. her acting was never real to me.. like she overacted. Bette Davis is the best.

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

There never was or never will be again A BETTE DAVIS. Fans wanted Bette Davis to be just like she is in this little TV film.

[@roreyb7]

I love Bette Davis she is infact my favorite actress I continue to watch her movies over and over.She may be gone but certainly not forgotten. She will remain alive on film for eternity !!

[@melvina628]

John Williams and Bette Davis lift up television. Lovely.

[@hammadoolass]

I had a Bette Davis box set (my favourite actress) which I lent to a friend -- when I asked if she'd finished watching them she said: "Oh I gave it to Pat as I thought she would see you before I did" When I asked Pat about it she denied all knowledge of it. SO -- one of these ladies has my box set but nobody is owning up to it. I AM SOOOO PISSED OFF. I don't speak to either of these people any more !!!!!

[@TTnoyb]

Smh.. thats horrible. Shes my favorite, too.

[@TotzkeMike]

Love that she kept on working. Few films offered, so she was smart & took these TV roles. An ACTOR must ACT.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Michael Totzke The Whales of August was very good...

[@2degucitas]

Imagine how excited tv viewers were to see Bette in an original work. She was probably criticized for it.

[@karenhill3970]

YES....once a fine actress always one..i admire she kept working....lots of fine actors & actresses worked no matter.....like Van Johnson. Mom always talking bout Him at dinner clubs!! I was little girl but remember....wish Police would always be this polite more.......tfp!!!

[@philomalley1510]

First time seeing this. I thought that I had seen everything by Bette Davis. What a treat. I loved it

[@ernestkovach3305]

"Irene, is this true? " How would he or any of us know? I chuckled when the husband asked his wife that . She is, after all, a serial liar! This was a rather strange story......John Williams is an underrated actor. Bette Davis is , of course, grand...loved it when upset and crying she grabs his handkerchief from the front suit pocket! Such a natural. The best there is.

[@pattih7]

Guess we’ll never know who was lying to protect who?!

[@mannyj4751]

Surprise ending. Bette Davis was a treasure. Thank you!

[@summerreign6963]

Love these little Bette Davis gems! Keep them coming!! Cheers!!!

[@rbielarski]

I second that, these are wonderful!!!

[@vmwareannaiseannaise1195]

@@rbielarski third🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@DiggyDiggy1919]

And fourth. Don't let us down darling.

[@mikeilamenk]

Fifth! Anything that has Bette in it 💖

[@susanmarie2231]

Bette is one of my all time favorites! She used a cigarette as a prop better than anyone else. (Not that I smoke or want anyone else to smoke.) To your good health!

[@patriciamharris5664]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯💜

[@sheilawilliams1235]

So what IF you did??🙄there are LOTS of other things "bad for your health"😳get real....

[@tangajTANG]

She did the lying eyes moves flawlessly.

[@vistaestrada]

Bette looks remarkably attractive in a rare glamorous role.

[@flenif2247]

Her desire to work brought her to tv which was considered a step down, especially then. Set her ego aside. Amazing

[@TTnoyb]

Shes fabulous

[@esthers333]

Omg she's so crazy her eyes tell it all and I smile when she first comes on the scene right to the end.. only one of a kind

[@kathleenking47]

I've seen an early video of Humphrey bogart and betty Davis in it They BOTH didn't act like they did later. She had a part of bogart's girlfriend, and he was more like Jimmy Stewart

[@jeffbassin630]

Another Bette Davis gem. Please post any other of her appearances on TV dramas. This one was great.

[@mycornerstonefaith]

Thanks for posting, I love any movie with Bette Davis

[@RainsWorldVegasSlots]

Did you ever see the nanny? Truly scary and my favorite of her roles

[@reneekroyer5104]

@@RainsWorldVegasSlots Oh yeah, that movie WAS scary! Scarier than Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte or Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, for sure.

[@vanessaawilliams3780]

She's got Bette Davis eyes. Love her❤️

[@fionanewport716]

Great reading the comments. Not just me who is charmed by this film era.

[@ilovesweetsalways8978]

Fiona Newport I am.😍

[@marlasotherchannel9847]

What a treat that Bette and John Williams fit to work together.

[@cheryldevine42]

I always have Loved Bette Davis. My favorite movie of hers was The Letter. Superb!!!

[@paulvoorhies8821]

Love The Letter!!

[@azzizerazo3474]

I love old American films, specially When Miss Bette Davis appears on them! I almost forgot......Great story !!!!!!!!

[@rachelgarber1423]

Wow, I wasn’t expecting that ending. Excellent acting

[@raymondmaurer1838]

Intrigue, deception, guile and subterfuge. I LOVE IT!

[@loveworld2416]

Love these short little programs of Bette Davis. They are fantastic. Thanks for posting. Enjoying them very much.

[@maryhageman6224]

Love all Betty ! ! She was The best actress of her time . That’s why Betty was and still have the great performance!

[@karenhill3970]

LOVE her lovely bedroom...french curio cabinet on wall BEAUTIFUL! Love it....& her vanity

[@sandrashevey8252]

Bette Davis is Mannered, slightly psychotic but very able and entertaining...And...Love John Williams...love this actor.

[@janismacolley2395]

LOVED her in Now Voyager! Class act.

[@TotzkeMike]

She looks good here! I love everything about Bette - including the fact she allowed herself to look plain or even unattractive, if that's what the role required.

[@gigiduhermoine890]

I have been a fan of her's since I was a child.. I read her bio that I found on the campus of "Loyola University" in New Orleans,LA back in 2004. When her contracted expired from Warner Bros..pictures/studios .. She placed an ad in the LA Times in the 1950's and caught some slack for it.. Movie actor's from the 1930's-1960's never did t.v shows..due to a stigma..

[@barbarajackson9022]

I love Bettie Davis her distinct voice its the best!

[@2degucitas]

@@gigiduhermoine890 What a clever, cheeky thing to do. She was such a force.

[@MsBackstager]

@@barbarajackson9022 My mom's fav actress. As a young lady, my mom even looked like her.

[@MsBackstager]

Yes, she was proud to be hideous in BABY JANE.

[@richardmcleod5967]

The Tara home from "Gone With the Wind" is used in the opening sequence of this TV Show. It was sold and the remaining parts shipped to Georgia where they remain to this day stored in an old barn. Hopefully one day it can be restored to how it looked when used in the David O. Selznick movie. The home was sold to Senator Herman Talmadge and moved to Georgia in 1959. This show was from 1957 and probably one of the last shows to use the set for a TV Show prior to its' move back to Georgia.

[@nitasheehan2704]

I loved her in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" nd Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte", and everything she ever did.

[@girlonfire981]

This is a tribute to Bette from her old film In This Our Life, when Bette was still pretty young. It's another hit and run story and Some of the dialogue is even the same. She's unforgettable in the film

[@karenhill3970]

Thanks sooo much for posting these great gems of tv...What a great " husband" he loved her so!!.wish i had a man like that....lol....great actor !John Williams..& awesome Bette Davis....thanks fr Texas

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

Beautiful.The great Bette Davis on TV WOW!!!!!.Loved it immensely. Thank You for posting this great drama.Mrs. Davis always superb in her movies. Mr. John Williams was great too.Loved him in "DIAL M FOR MURDER" with Grace Kelly.

[@antoniospanayiotou8619]

Marvelous Bette Davis my favourite actress!

[@nitasheehan2704]

Such a delight to watch that great actress.

[@carolsimon9203]

So happy to have found more Bette movies. My all time favourite US actor. What eyes!!!

[@mississippimud7046]

Betty was so good at her craft

[@RC-vv6nr]

The greatest actress of all times, BD...RIP

[@dafinker3443]

Hooray for 👏👏 AND THANK YOU for These fabulous black n whites AND THE QUEEN OF FILM MISS BETTE DAVIS 🙏🏻👏

[@nothingsuitsmelikeasuit4401]

Thanks for sharing this with us. Huge fan of Bette Davis here!

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Me too

[@chrisn7259]

Thanks Alan for posting these Davis shows. During the fifties, Bette sometimes had better opportunities on TV than she did in films.

[@hectordiaz7493]

I met Bette Davis , she was my pt , I told her I always wanted to an actor , and she told with her peculiar accent " is never to late" she was quite charming!!

[@willg4802]

hector diaz “is never too late”...LOL! Sounds like a catty dig as much as it does encouragement

[@hectordiaz7493]

@@willg4802 , of course she new I was kitting , and went pretty well along with the joke , the fact that I was her physician she didn't want to take a chance LOL!

[@julietteyork3721]

It must have been fascinating to know her.

[@hectordiaz7493]

@@julietteyork3721 ,this kind of women live in another dimension they're bigger than life and they can be to a certain point intimidating and that was Miss Davis !!

[@julietteyork3721]

@@hectordiaz7493 I can imagine how that would be the case.

[@muse7746]

💖Bette Davis is great.

[@c.joyceb.8991]

Bette Davis was one of the great actresses Of old Hollywood. It's a shame more producers didn't put her in more movies as she got older, and I don't mean movies like Baby Jane or Sweet Charlotte. But I wouldn't like the way Hollywood changed for the worse.

[@omennemo8844]

Thank you for uploading these Bette Davis movies. I miss those old movies. I don't know why the stuff they have on T.V. now just does not make me want to get some popcorn and soda and sit back for a night of T.V..

[@gf1001]

Alan your so kind for sharing all these gems bless you.

[@thegalaxybeing]

I collect old TV guides and saw this in one (Sept 1958 Fall preview). It sounded interesting so I looked it up. Well worth watching. It was a re-broadcast. There is such a wonderful storehouse of films & TV shows out there. Thanks for posting this terrific bit of TV's early days.

[@MsBackstager]

She was involved in a hit and run in one of her classic movies.

[@lipshamorrissey4636]

Or was she...😉

[@julietteyork3721]

The movie was “In this Our Life.”

[@carltonwalton9819]

@@julietteyork3721 I think they left the name out as not to ruin the movie for others who’ve yet to see it. 😉 “One of her classics” indeed!

[@ladylydia762]

Those were the days of our lives.❤️

[@chimeyyangzom4461]

"You see, I've never dressed for jail before"😃thank you for posting these gems

[@carltonwalton9819]

She’s such a liar - “The Letter”, “In This Our Lives” she’s been a lovely jail bound terror for years. 😁 A true Legend!

[@vikichubb6346]

i so agree , she is a 💎 ! and please keep them coming !

[@karenhill3970]

I remember watching this several mos ago......ends GOOD.......i can relate 2 her character...not an actress...but poverty stricken right now& single...blessings but very lonesome....wish i could meet a man like THIS!!!.....Poor Irene " in this short.....but does end good

[@pattigracewillman4932]

Thank-you for sharing these plays with us all.

[@richarddixon7561]

Who else's Mother always said "when you tell a lie, you'll have to tell another one"?

[@AlaskanAndie]

Humans can be so predictable! LOVE BETTE!!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@nannyb1372]

She was great and àlways watchable miss her

[@henriettahenson]

Short sharp and sweet... What a pro she was 👍

[@juliajames4603]

One of the greatest actor that ever lived,I have not seen any female actor that's better than her yet.

[@jayonnaj18]

Ohhh! How I simply adored Bette Davis in this role! She was sooo fantastic in whatever she played in! She was greatly talented, and so believable! However, Shirley Temple was and will always be my favorite star, with dear Bette coming in at second for me! I LOVE these vintage shows you present!!! TY!!!💓

[@williamf4544]

Ive seen this before but cant remember a thing about it - one of the pluses of getting old - you can enjoy films and tv shows several times round just as much as the first

[@antoniokinsey4041]

This was pretty good. Wish it was a full length feature film.

[@bridgetchapman5985]

Thank you for sharing! I love Bette Davis! Xx

[@nancytet7161]

Love this. Hope to see more

[@julieshelley9251]

What a gem, love Bette Davis...Keep them coming please!

[@mikeilamenk]

Anything with Bette Davis is worth watching.

[@debbiebowles7001]

Bette was 49 in this film. Opening scene she floats down the stairs like a 20 year old angel. What a rare, exceptional legend for ever more.

[@elizabethtobin6894]

49 is not exactly ancient. Why in Heavens name would she not float down the stair.

[@louisescanlon7478]

Thank you Allen. Another GREAT EPISODE. I Love Bett Davis. She is Brillant.🤗⚘🤗⚘🤗⚘🤗⚘

[@gigiduhermoine890]

That exterior of that house is famous for the 1960's t.v show .."The Big Valley" starring the late great Barbara Stanwyck ..Linda Evans,Lee Majors, .. John Williams I know his his work very well.. He co-starred in "Midnight Lace" with Doris Day,Rex Harrison .. he was the detective..

[@karenhill3970]

Yes !! Is this the Big Valley house.....' neat!!!...also love that movie "Midnite Lace" w Doris Day

[@keithbarnes7698]

I am hanging on every word coming out of her mouth

[@corazonfernandez6247]

Thank you. It's a nice movie and I enjoy it.

[@midwestslotdiva]

Miss Bette Davis is my favorite actress!!

[@jtg3765]

The ending was so cute!

[@davidbrown552]

Fascinating. "Gem" indeed.

[@mmjhcb]

This reminds me of "In This Our Life" -- until the end. 😎

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Love that T-Bird!

[@deborahburroughs8905]

Aren't they the greatest! Bette looks extremely pretty.

[@marvinabigby5509]

This was such a fabulous show

[@AM76585]

This is my catnip... thank you!

[@gordeaux2006]

Very good, "You can get to the bottom of a thief but you can never get to the bottom of a liar"

[@elizabethmarcel8761]

what a wonderful find! Love these!

[@ChristopherScottDixon]

TY for the upload, a wonderful pocket sized drama! :-)

[@annabrown7302]

LOVE BETTE DAVIS ❤️

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

What a classic!

[@519forestmonk9]

Thank you for uploading these, I am just binging the hell out of them. Lots of fun.

[@sylvialawson1402]

Wonderful Classic

[@keithwilson5229]

Great plot twist!!!!!!!! Thumbs up!!!

[@timkat649]

THANK YOU TUBE FOR BETTE DAVIS MOVIE

[@berylbattrick1246]

great story very enjoyable. never see that type of screening writing these days.