Bette Davis roasted in The Dean Martin Show

Dean Martin, Henry Fonda, Vincent Price et al roast Bette Davis. Oct 1973.

[@robinconkel-hannan6629]

Love Betty Davis.. Can't imagine the movie world without her..

[@edglebennett6312]

Mr. Vincent Price stole the show he was fabulous!

[@chriscunningham6362]

Vincent Price was such a kind and gentle soul.

[@ClarityDetermination]

I didn't know he was funny as well.

[@screenactorsguilable]

@@ClarityDetermination 12:57

[@CentsMy10]

Vincent Price was savage AF! He killed it! LMMFAO!

[@Bigwave2003]

They could never get away with those jokes on TV today.

[@QueenlySweetpea]

Of course they could, what makes you think they couldn't in your mind, what's so different today from back then ??

[@subliminalcity6892]

@@QueenlySweetpea try finding any of maes dialogue in tv today 🤔

[@mlbp2567]

Yes, they could and still do

[@jonboz7585]

You know, Bette had a great sense of humor and never minded making fun of herself. I'll always love you, Bette. You are truly missed.

[@Videoboy27]

Jon Boz have you read "Miss D & Me" by her former assistant, Kathryn Sermak? Its really wonderful

[@dudie812]

My very favorite actress!

[@lindastansell37]

Shes my all time actress too

[@thehollyberry7975]

Best actor ever!! Amazing woman, good sport, and yes truly missed!!

[@DW-pq7ni]

Fabulous ! Love Bette Davis so much!

[@missymoo3689]

I love the Dean Martin Roasts. I love me some Bette Davis! Also, I must say I enjoyed Henry Fonda but Vincent Prince was my absolute favorite.😂😂😂😂

[@bondsamurai]

Amazing. I'm so glad we still have this.

[@hart3254]

I loved the Dean Martin roasts and I loved Dean Martin. When I was a girl I thought he was so handsome and he was so funny. Bette Davis has brass and I love the way she does not sugar coat things and the way she speaks.

[@corriecrazy]

Ditto on both points, Holly.

[@valentenaupton8223]

"Sister Maria Theresa" 16:20 so exceptionally right on as Bette Davis. Love Bette Davis

[@citizen1163]

Who knew Vincent Price was sooo funny! Great stars...the real deal!

[@MetFan37]

Vincent was always the best talk-show guest, always so funny and interesting!!

[@dragonboy718]

he was also a wonderful sweet man

[@brettthebad]

He was one of the great wits of the day.

[@citizen1163]

Brett Dillingham What a joy to have these recordings. I particularly remember Peter Ustinov being a mesmerising raconteur, but there were many. Which actors from today's era will leave such legacies? Many past actors had led interesting lives pre their acting career, of course.

[@dusterdude238]

so thats what happened to Peter Ustinov, he was arrested for raconteuring HA HA

[@williamnorton9547]

Now THIS is how to roast someone: they butter them up with lots of flattery, then they hit them hard with the jokes. What goes on today is NOT roasting: it's more like incineration.

[@ebenezermarley]

Bette and Vincent, two of my favourites.

[@lakemichigan6598]

Good Lord, could Bette Davis bring it or what!? An extraordinarily unique and powerful personality & presence.

[@davidshields5838]

This is pure gold. Seeing all of this talent on one stage. Iconic. They were all so funny and not one cuss word was said. If only we could get 5 minutes back with all of these legends!

[@natalieann3041]

Vincent Price was actually a very funny guy!

[@HarpoTheLynx]

Man back when people could take a joke and be able to tell the difference

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

I love Miss Bette Davis. Plus Vincent Price was great like in all his movies. Nothing like the old days.

[@tritoncin]

"Bette Davis: We Love You!... Vogue!!"

[@FishingwithCristina]

tritoncin yep you're right and Madonna never mentioned Joan Crawford I guess you didn't have Style and she never had Grace lol

[@dxmxo9427]

Wow the Bette look alike nun spoke like her looked like her,Amazing!!!!!

[@barbiejean7947]

They were having such a great time!!

[@rodentcafeteria]

Vincent Price's joke about the shoulder pads was too funny!!

[@corriecrazy]

Yes. I loved that! lolol

[@Itthew]

It is the best ! I cannot get over that joke ! I am disappointed that in "Feud"'s caricature of this roast.

[@Rogerthatx10]

@@Itthew yes it was portrayed as a bad time and she enjoyed this.

[@TheDeJureTour]

Vincent Price totally killed this!

[@nativemafiainc9963]

old Hollywood never died .this was at the end of an era where there were real STARS.... today no one can measure up..

[@okic7b4i81]

You're correct; it's only baby-rapes, sorcery, bisexuality and human sacrifices now. Music is going in the same direction and the sounds suck, except soul.

[@carlsperr]

What about Angela Lansbury?

[@deniseandrews113]

Made the mistake of watching this before going to bed. Now I'm wide awake & breathless. Hysterical! Thanks for posting...

[@ladyjenny1746]

I love Vincent Price... what a wonderful roast for Miss Davis!

[@jnwd1723]

My favorite movie of Bette Davis that if you haven't seen you should. It's called "Now, Voyager"...excellent movie!!!

[@PlantyMcFlowers]

Vincent Price is EVERYTHING!

[@AAwildeone]

Bette Davis MADE IT WORK...this is probly 40years ago...if it was today she'd have pulled no punches, she'd have destroyed ALL OF THEM

[@claudeallard8925]

She is truly amazing. I wish I'd known her.

[@roc2028]

This was so awesome to watch. Thank God for KZbin! 😁

[@meirwise1107]

One of the greatest actresses with a good sense of humour it seems...RIP

[@stephenguppy3466]

"...That's how you measure a great star. By her knockers!" Brilliant Vincent. I just love all this stuff that offends so many people these days.

[@onsong7181]

Barbara Heller's impersonation is awesome

[@ClarenceFisher]

I know! I wanted MORE

[@kelleyshockley3164]

Good old bad days of excessive drinking & wanton racism ...wow

[@stevefranklin8052]

ON SONG she nailed it.

[@xyzvision]

Spot on!

[@chriscunningham6362]

I know they did it but how do you roast someone with as much class as Bette Davis? All of these people were true greats!

[@DavidHoyt46]

Vincent Price was brilliant

[@williamnorton9547]

David Hoyt Yes. He showed that he could crack people up as well as give them the creeps. It's said that he once retold Little Red Riding Hood as a werewolf story.... There wasn't a dry fly in the house. *(EVIL LAUGHTER)*

[@DavidHoyt46]

I believe it! I'm very "credulous"!

[@phizap]

doesn't matter if its beef, or, celebrity, i love a good roast :))

[@renegaderunner332]

LOL! Good one!

[@littlemissnurseynurse1583]

I prefer pork myself.

[@johnaddeo2251]

Then go pork yourself.

[@achosenvessel6563]

+LittleMissNurseyNurse you are what you eat.

[@williamnorton9547]

lin reynolds *(THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE)*

[@cdream5414]

People had something back then that I don't see in new generations of the "stars"/celebrities, wit.

[@yakiyokititti]

godd how classy people were then..

[@teigue1986]

Drink every time you hear "Joan" or "Joan Crawford" lol

[@raaawkstaaar]

she was popular at the time

[@robsinHL]

Susan Lawrence act

[@tideoftime]

Eric Teigue: I would... but I only have the one liver... lol

[@philiptonee6334]

Vincent Price was fierce! He worked it with the snaps! ;-)

[@LoveFlatfootin1]

The Queen of the "Roasters!" She was so funny. Great actress, fascinating personality. My favorite line of hers is from "All About Eve," "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night."

[@williamnorton9547]

LoveFlatfootin1 You well know that the guest of honor at a roast gives as good as they get and Bette Davis doesn't disappoint.

[@MetFan37]

My favorite lines of Bette: "Autograph fiends, they're not people. Those little beasts that run around in packs like coyotes!"

[@kareybarey]

They ALL smoked and boozed it up. lol. they looked way older than people today that age. love watching this!

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Smoking was "a cool thing" back in about the '30's when women could smoke in pubic, to about the '70's when they began to realize it wasn't TB, but cigs that were killing people. And in the1990's, people got smarter about many health issues and learned what killed you! They still haven't wised up to the fact alcohol (except in extreme moderation) can kill you too!

[@corriecrazy]

And as of yesterday, October 17, 2018, we (Canada) have added pot to the list. Go figure!

[@b1ax1ands]

Do you want to live forever or enjoy life

[@robgyanisu312]

@@MJLeger-yj1ww Got news for you: back in the 60s, they were showing _Kick The (Cigarette) Habit_ commercials on TV; they knew, before then, that cigarettes-and other tobacco products-kill!

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

@@robgyanisu312 That's NOT news to me (although I never had time for TV in the '60's! But there were patients in the hospital in the 1940's, who thought they had TB, but it was just the cigs! My father was a doctor and what he saw was discussed! Even with that, I smoked a bit away from home during college but I knew better, and I was never addicted to cigarettes, just did it a bit socially. (When I was in medical school, I saw the thick reddish-black tar buildup in the lungs' alveoli and the enlarged hearts during autopsy, so knew what it did.) But the '90's brought a new awareness in many things concerned with health. And many today STILL smoke but don't care, and others really listen and act accordingly in order to live longer! Anyone can quit if they really try. It's a filthy habit.

[@leecooper4213]

This was priceless....thank you so much for posting! Love watching shows from the era before PC took over all dialog ~

[@eeeecccc]

This needs Don Rickles.

[@100newsham]

Wow ! What a fantastic tribute and what a lot of fun.

[@renegaderunner332]

Nipsey Russell was awesome!

[@achosenvessel6563]

yes he was....very 👍

[@danieljakubik3428]

Great legendary actress!

[@claudiajadeGrioli69]

you can see bette loving it

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

Must've been spectacular to be an adult in the USA during the days of freedom of smoke & speech with the ability to shine with such class & dignaty❤️👏❤️

[@jasonukred2452]

s'pose it depends on your race

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

Revolution Jones lol More like age🤣. I'm a 50 old Caucasian old hag 🤣.

[@curvy71]

I wish they had t.v. like this now and days.

[@williamnorton9547]

Sarah Gregory Yes. I'm so sick and tired of the whole "Reality TV" they got going on these days.

[@WhiteCamry]

I wish they had movie stars like this nowadays.

[@HenryGiovanniLopezTrujillo1989]

The Liberace read was everything!

[@Mandystesia]

Dean was always pissed drunk, Bette was amazing

[@mph1ish]

Spot-on imitation by that fake nun!!

[@ivanenrile]

She seemed to enjoy the roast and didn't look offended or hurt as Feud claimed and Henry Fonda wasn't a fifth rate actor

[@elfowl135]

Miss ya Bette!!!!!!!!!!!. God Bless.

[@johnnyjensen6067]

Definitely one of the top 10 actresses of all time!

[@alephmorricone7207]

The best with Katharine Hepburn

[@scottdelong1]

Feud was wildly inaccurate in portraying this event. She seems to be enjoying herself.

[@1habicher]

I really liked that, times have flown by but great stars we had them all! Good times for sure, replmts hard to find! Fine to remember good times! Richard

[@TokyoStreetReport]

The recent series Feud tried to make it seem like Bette Davis hated this night and was deeply embarrassed by the whole thing. She seems to be having fun to me.

[@DukeOfVestfold]

That series was just fabrication.....

[@everythingclassic1705]

Kevin Mcgue. I agree. And FEUD made it seem like this was the end of the road for Bette Davis when in fact her career would experience a resurgence a few years later. FEUD even chose not include the AFI tribute to Davis in 1977. That show was a disservice to her.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

There isn't any room for anyone in these roasts, who doesn't have some sense of humor! That's why they're called "roasts" because they broil you first on one side, then the other, and all over!

[@paulrobinson8116]

what was the series feud about?

[@Jannie-]

Paul Robinson Found this on the net ... `What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' co-stars Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, two of the most prolific actresses in the history of Hollywood, had a famous feud while shooting the 1962 film. This docudrama from Emmy-winning producer Ryan Murphy (`American Horror Story') recalls the details of the legendary rivalry the Oscar-winning actresses had while filming the movie and extended well after the cameras stopped rolling. `Feud' recalls how the ladies struggled to hang on to fame in the twilight of their careers as they faced such obstacles such as ageism, sexism and misogyny. Leading the acclaimed cast are Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon -- portraying Crawford and Davis, respectively -- who have won three Oscars between them.

[@peterpyke1213]

just love the old stars

[@ncavlleguy]

THE QUEEN OF THE SILVER SCREEN FOREVER

[@junegiovanni6475]

Legendary Roast from real legitimate legendary STAR's. These are real stars....you here that dancing with the stars?.

[@bellarosa009]

Vincent Price was priceless!

[@theaussiebackflipboy]

The midnight hour is close at hand.

[@xilo3012]

Underrated actor. He was great.

[@les4767]

@@theaussiebackflipboy Creatures crawl in search of blood...to terrorize yours neighborhood...

[@dragonboy718]

the good ole days......

[@michaelcoppola7096]

This was so funny, great roast! Susan Sarandon really does bear a resemblance to her here.

[@nanabusterd]

If you watch Mysteries and Scandals on KZbin, there's one about Bette Davis. She totally looks like Susan Sarandon when Bette was younger.

[@SWLinPHX]

Wow, the governor of Alabama met Nipsey Russell at the airport with a rope? Couldn't do that joke today!

[@jazzymoni7750]

SWLinPHX Sad, right?? I laughed my azz off when he said that. Back when people actually had a sense of humor.

[@robsinHL]

Jazzy Moni lynching jokes always kill me too. This was filmed maybe a decade after the civil rights act of 1964. Most people have evolved over the generations since. Most.

[@zxingzxing]

Love Bette Davis - Legend

[@yasirhasan6854]

Bette maintained herself real well. She is 65 years old in this program. Wow

[@nomdeplume2213]

Nun knocked that shit out of the park... damn shes good, the voice is exact

[@cdiaz55]

She looks so adorable!

[@robertdiotalevi7742]

But, Bette, you DID work with Vincent. He even made reference to it!

[@TheRmjr]

And also Henry Fonda in Jezebel. She won an Oscar for this role.

[@johnlibs2941]

TheRmjr

[@TokyoStreetReport]

They made a movie together, Elizabeth and Essex, and also did a radio drama, and adaptation of "The Letter."

[@TheRmjr]

Kevin Mcgue The Letter, one of my favorite movies that Bette did.

[@ronc1772]

Kevin Mcgue ...Later " The Whales Of August".

[@sundemon1156]

Those glorious non-PC days. I remember them well.

[@MrAitraining]

Dean's intros were always great. My fav part of these.

[@marysmithson6438]

An ashtray in front of every single one of them.

[@NON_BIDENary]

Mary Smithson and if I'm not mistaken MOST OF THEM died of lung cancer SAD but true!!

[@NON_BIDENary]

Mary Smithson also you Think they're bad .....watch Red Foxx do his stand up routine I guarantee you he smokes at the very least a carton and a 1/2 lol

[@Studmasterify]

Mary Smithson sponsored by Marlboro cigarettes

[@12121149]

Get off the smoking thing,everyone did back then,Liberal do gooder.

[@raaawkstaaar]

yet, Bette was 81 when she passed, Dean Martin 78 and Nipsy Russell lived to be 87 and died of stomach cancer not lung...ummmmmmm, Henry Fonda died not from lung cancer either but heart disease. People don't like this long today and most have never touched a cigarette. Dean and Bette were raging alcoholics to boot!

[@dianeleach9097]

Love Bette..can watch her movies over and over again...

[@evelynvelasquez801]

Love Bettie David so beautiful when younger

[@jamessandy5873]

"Betty David" (smh)

[@Milkman4279]

Dean Martin is always the best one in these.

[@jrd690]

the good old days. i really miss it.

[@nathaninlondon]

Ryan Murphy's Feud series did a mock-up of this roast with zero faithfulness to the original. For example, when Vincent Price makes the Joan Crawford/shoulder pads gag, Bette is in hysterics but Susan Sarandon's version portrays her as wincing with embarrassment.

[@Mandystesia]

I enjoyed Feud ..but it seemed a fantasy in some scenes. .they tried to make Crawford a softer character we pitied also Jessica Lange didn't get her voice down at all

[@thehollyberry7975]

I’m certain this roast didn’t bother Bette a bit, she knew how to take a joke........

[@michelletucker3354]

I watch this Roast over and over again and never tire of it. Each time I laugh harder and harder. It's so so funny. It's so sad that Hollywood completely stinks today, but thank God for KZbin.

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

This was great, thank you 👏❤️👏🤣❣

[@mahzunyuzlu535]

vincent price! a great gentleman! pure wit and class, right there! these kind of actors are long gone, how sad times we'are living in.

[@guyrestivo]

In a time where their were so many great actresses(30's..40's)...Bette Davis out-shined them all....

[@stevenk9512]

"What a dump!" that's right. U go girl!

[@danehereford9475]

Wow, this have me so much life!!!

[@irismcooper]

Thank you for sharing, El Tigra Invalido. I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time. It would have been nice if a young Meryl Streep was there since they are both so fond of each other. The mold was thrown away after Ms. Bette Davis became an actress. RIP Ms. Bette Davis.

[@DeShawnHatcher]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@bellafigura3954]

She seems to have taken this roast in good humor...looks like Feud got this wrong...

[@Videoboy27]

Bella Figura very wrong

[@courtneyhenley681]

Back when folks could be funny and do roasts without resorting to outright vulgarity

[@mlbp2567]

The joke about lynching wasn't vulgar?

[@attyjosh]

"What a dump!" 😂

[@patearl4036]

Aww I love this now and thinking they must all be gone ....

[@johnaddeo2251]

This was like a series of speed roasts.

[@sueszooinmizzousueszooinmi2613]

FINALLY! Something to watch that's not aways trying (& failing) to be PC! Disarm prejudges with humor; we all know it's still there, PC or not!

[@SonnySkye]

back when the Roasts used to be classy

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

Love The "swinging the butt like she did" 🤣

[@idadudenmanner]

Lisa Feisthome best line I think

[@brittlizzzzzz]

This was so good!

[@seeeteee]

Jesus...You forget how much people smoked back then.

[@seamac206]

Not if you watch Mad Men

[@mlk27743]

No wonder most of the movie stars of that era died of cancer or cancer related issues.

[@corriecrazy]

I'd rather see them smoking than hear them swearing.

[@elderlypoodle9181]

Corrie Crazy I still smoke and stopped swearing 🚬

[@ClarityDetermination]

They still lived very long and seemed quite healthy.

[@MrS98VAC]

Imagine if Crawford had attended!!

[@HarpoTheLynx]

MrS98VAC Just randomly her appear as a special guest. That'd been wild

[@burizaemon9305]

MrS98VAC if she's the one who got roasted..you'd hear hysterical screaming all over the show...

[@user-bt7ix6sw2g]

@@burizaemon9305 i dont think so, she was very classy