BETTE DAVIS SINGS "HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE" on "I'VE GOT A SECRET" 3/1/65 (2/2)

Screen legends Bette Davis and Olivia De Havilland guested together on TV legend Steve Allen's "I've Got A Secret" on March 1st, 1965 to promote their soon-to-be-classic new film, "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte". In honor of Bette Davis's nationally recognized Centennial, as well as 20th Century Fox Home Video's remastered special edition of "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte", available everywhere this holiday season, I hope that you will all enjoy this classic piece of 60s TV nostalgia!
In this segment, Steve Allen asks Miss Davis and Miss de Havilland about the film's SEVEN Academy Award nominations before Bette Davis makes one of her rare TV musical performances and SINGS "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte", a song that she had hoped to sing at the Academy Awards herself but which became a Top 10 hit for singer Patti Page.
In honor of 45 years since the release of "HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE" & commemoration of twenty years since the passing of Miss Bette Davis...

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

Bette Davis 'singing!'! Wonderful. The great Bette Davis could fill Carnegie Hall simply because she is Bette Davis.

[@tonytrotta9322]

You knew if Betty Davis was in a movie it was going to be GREAT! What an incredible actress.

[@vistaestrada]

Bette Davis looks lovely!

[@kezy111]

shes pure class. theres nobody like her

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

Bette Davis could sing the dictionary and get by with it. She's great. There never has nor ever will be no one quite like the great BETTE DAVIS.

[@mmjhcb]

A great actress who can't sing can still be rivetingly effective because the greatness covers everything.

[@mmjhcb]

Tommy Walker I meant what we know as a conventional singer. She wasn't that.

[@TheShizue777]

Tommy Walker, I applaud you. I'm 64 and as much as I try to enjoy new talent, It strikes me that there are no longer distinctive talents or faces or appearances. Everyone is generically dull.

[@mmjhcb]

Anyone who lived while the greats were great knows that. Mediocrity and worse is the new great.

[@ronperedna7952]

RMPsumma I will always love Bette Davis even when I was a child something about her I just loved and forever will love

[@ronperedna7952]

Bette Davis was my all-time favorite since I was a young child and I love to until she died and I’ll always remember her from hush-hush Sweet Charlotte God bless ready

[@pattideleon2696]

the one and only Ms. Bette Davis!

[@Simplysims001]

Omg she puts so much emotion and feeling into this song!!!

[@bobbyjacobs4962]

I was just going to comment this..it's amazing how she can just easily empathize with her character's song and emotion..and convey that in her voice and eyes as she sings. Class act

[@tejasnite]

Her singing the song with the harpsichord was hauntingly in the movie,,, and she presented it again on stage,,, awesome

[@samuelfritz2446]

Tejasnite it's a celeste, nothing like a harpsichord

[@davidw3534]

@@samuelfritz2446 in the movie, they refer to it as a harpsichord.

[@samuelfritz2446]

@@davidw3534 weird. Cause it's clearly not

[@davidw3534]

@@samuelfritz2446 Probably just a different arrangement used in the film. I think @Tejasnite was referring to the film version. If you are saying the film version used a celeste, then it could just be a script/production error.

[@samuelfritz2446]

@@davidw3534 no no I mean in this exact recording that is a celeste, I thought the original comment was saying that this is a harpsichord, which it's not.

[@hermyjack]

Though not a gifted singer, she drew me in, as if she felt every bit of Charlotte's tragedy, and her voice sounded kind of childlike. I found this clip appealing and good. Bette could sure get you, couldn't she?

[@reginabarron4073]

She don't, sing bad. But, she aint the best singer.

[@yvonneleslie7681]

It sounds like Baby Jane is singing.

[@dianne8340]

@@yvonneleslie7681 LOL! It's shady, but true. I guess Ms. Davis had to promote the movie.

[@evamagnusson1431]

I loved this movie and both actresses were magnificent. Agnes Moorhead was finally given a chance to shine as the fine actress that she was. It's still a chilling movie.

[@morganmoser3225]

eva magnusson Agnes Shined in everything she did. She shined as Endora and in the Shirley Temple Fairytale show and of course one of my favorite old Hollywood films The Bat with Vincent Price

[@BigDeanoSyd]

Don't forget she was in Citizen Kane, one of the three best films of all time

[@mikeygoodboi]

and she was amazing in her only Twilight Zone episode. She did not say a word and she was simply amazing.

[@SaxonC]

When Judy Garland, the greatest entertainer of the 20th Century aspired to be as great an actress as Bette Davis, proved that Bette Davis was the greatest actress of all time. Today's hacks cheat their audiences with dull and bad performances.

[@scottmiller6495]

One of the greatest co star actresses of all time, Agnes Moorehead could do it all, she was extremely talented and a very beautiful woman!!!!!

[@JohanLebbing]

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte was a very intense movie. When i saw this movie, i couldn`t sleep for days........that`s Bette Davis with her eyes.

[@gianlucaguidotti5705]

Bette Davis straordinaria!!! Olivia De Havilland great actress!!!! Agnes Moorehead my favourit in this movie

[@sianharry4813]

Bette Davis was a brilliant actress

[@LB-pg3no]

Thats an understatement.....the best in the history of cinema!

[@stephenguppy8886]

Bette Davis is the greatest actress ever.

[@bootsnsaddle8289]

In the early 60s', my mother bought us a t.v., and it was there I first saw this magnificent woman. I wanted to be her, so, I watched EVERY movie I could find on our T.V. with her. Then, I knew this woman was the ABSOLUTE queen. I began to polish my nails in Revlon "red", I even tried to imitate her speech. But coming from Texas, it wasn't going to happen. There is NO actress EVER who could even be touched by her shadow. She was and remains the Queen of ALL, PERIOD !!!

[@teresatyree4966]

I love this movie and I still watch it over and over :-). She was a hell of a gal.

[@ZeCabreira]

+Teresa Tyree do you know a free link of this movie? Can't find it anywhere. Thank you.

[@teresatyree4966]

+Pepe Cabrera no actually I don't. I was going to look for one on the web for one

[@lisaforman]

sockshare.net/watch/kvXogVde-hush-hush-sweet-charlotte.html

[@lisaforman]

I didn't sign up, nor give my credit card for a "free" account.

[@tomhoyt8338]

Very Haunting......Love you Bette Davis!

[@spideraxis]

The first time I saw "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" I was eleven or twelve and it scared the dickens out of me.

[@gettyO89]

she did that so well.

[@DA90027]

Agnes Moorehead should have won it was an amazing performance....

[@krys5978]

Absolutely

[@winros3042]

Did the other actress play the part on Bewitched as the mother?

[@DA90027]

@@winros3042 yes she was Endora

[@winros3042]

@@DA90027 thank you for your reply I thought so

[@davidw3534]

She was amazing! My favorite line is “So you’re finally showin’ the right side of your face!” before she is pushed down the stairs.

[@callong1]

She commanded the stage REGARDLESS of her singing voice-and conveyed her immense talent, with emotion, that face, those eyes, and the brilliant way she used all of it to keep us mesmerized!

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff8949]

Bette Davis wasnt a singer but she could sing ans an actress sang and she was good in it.She was in her own show named Bette Davis in person when she sang and tell stories

[@robb7398]

I saw that.

[@crenabog]

I ever loved Bette, no matter her age, she was a dream for ever and ever...

[@sinnombre-xs9ub]

Chilling, creepy, wonderful! A great movie; thanks for posting

[@patriciagallagher5071]

A legend!

[@judywatkins1263]

Reminds me of my girlfriend

[@scottmiller6495]

What a real treat to see such amazing talent and fabulous people from a time that we Will Never Ever See Again Ever Period!!!!!

[@varadero1839]

This is a delight, and both divas look just sensational! Thanks so much for posting!

[@patriciaparker3316]

Awesome lsdy

[@patriciaparker3316]

Lady

[@DeniseDePasquale]

Bette Davis is the best actress to ever be born with a natural ability to make you feel that you can forget it's just acting. She can draw your whole being. I watched Hus Hush sweet Charlotte when I was very young and it still haunts me after it's over. I know what is going on happen next but don't care. I still wardh it agaig

[@adrienneadetti2727]

Best actress

[@primogennaio]

Movies like this aren't filmed anymore.

[@Jquintan3]

Bette was a an Extraordinary Actress! Love all her movies!

[@sxippydennison3577]

Olivia has great decorum in how she carries herself and defers to Bette. A class act, I can't believe she's 100!

[@kirkreid743]

Ugh, I was so hoping Olivia De Havilland was going to surpass Luise Rainier as the oldest surviving Best Actress Oscar Winner. So close. May she Rest in peace.

[@EllenBrighton]

Who today. ...can measure up to this superb actress..

[@der22672]

That song made me cry. So sad.

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

I have never seen this one before. It was wonderful. And nostalgic. Bette Davis was always my favorite actress hands down. You can not compare Bette Davis or any other actress in the 'golden age' with anything out there toda, except Merle Streep.

[@nancydavis_]

well for some reason the point comes across . . . the talent for Betty is that she put her heart and soul (not to mention the sincerity that came along with it) into her acting roles. She was truly a dear descent human being.

[@Myplop]

SecretUncle6 are u kiddin?

[@jasonlindsey9946]

Two top notch actresses. Oh how they are missed. But those timeless roles they played will live on.

[@user-xo2pl7pu5m]

In JAPAN THIS MOVIE AND THIS SONG IS LOVED ETERNALLY❤ I AM 74.

[@mrkongsimr]

I have never seen her eyes so well as I do now, then she’s a good singer . She was a diva !

[@WJC4023151]

After Whatever happened to Baby Jane, they began making Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte. Originally, they brought in both Baby Jane stars, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. It became bedlam. Chaos! After awhile, Joan Crawford was out and they brought in Olivia DeHavilland, who played the part of Miriam masterfully. Read up on the Bette and Joan mess on Hush, Hush. It is an amazing story. I love the movie and song!!

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

I imagine Bette wasn't happy the Academy overlooked her. Tough pill to swallow after the months of dealing with Joan Crawford as her co-star particularly all the down time due to Crawford's illness.

[@Mike-fp5rc]

I can die a happy man if Susan Surrandon does this one too next week on the Feud finale!

[@Deva7]

You won't die a happy man I guess.

[@Leterible2011]

She is irresistible. Love her.

[@robertmarc1]

Betty has alway been a one of a kind. The Best actress by far

[@brkitdwn]

her look is very reminiscent of her look in the mid 40's. best look for her, as it makes her look so young.. younger than she looked two years earlier. though, i guess joan took her toll.. luckily she recovered.

[@jehobden]

Ms. De Havilland just turned 104 earlier this month!

[@arinugroho5047]

i think her way to say "thank you" is iconic. so elegant.

[@dannysimone3818]

She looks beautiful here!!!

[@wotan10950]

I remember seeing Charlotte and Baby Jane when I was a kid. I was horrified, esp when my dad told me that Davis had been a great femme fatale in her day. Her early films were brilliant. She actually does a pretty fair job with her singing, considering she smoked about a carton a day!

[@steveburr6890]

She couldn't carry a tune in a bucket

[@LB-pg3no]

She never inhaled 1 cigarette!!!!!

[@seanburke5805]

@@LB-pg3no She inhaled in her early years. Not when she got older.. watch her smoke in her movies.. She inhaled, but not all the time.. (Kimmy Hawk)

[@ILoveLucy1937]

bette is beautiful here

[@ianclaudio777]

Olivia was so cute, she was a lovely woman, died at 104 in 2020, a long life star, she was beautiful even very old. I love then both!

[@reddpepper711]

Love it, Thank's for the Memories!!! Redd...

[@chrisallen7911]

Bette is magnificent but so is Olivia De Havilland! What a combo! Agnes Morehead steals the show at times in the movie! Nothing today can compare with these three today or ever again.

[@SaxonC]

Olivia was an amazing actress and her portrayal of Melanie Wilkes in GWTW, was so perfect and I don’t think that GWTW would have been as successful if any other actress played her.

[@eloescrivap8163]

Bettes. has sido un gran actriz era su fan lastima que también se fue pero quedaron esas bellezas de películas que podemos ver gracias D E P xxxxxxxElo

[@ukelelito]

Everything can be forgiven to this Great Actress. Even her singing ! I love you , Bette.

[@nancydavis_]

Why not?? Her generation loved and respected her. She was more than an actress; she was a descent human being.

[@staffy4389]

My mam loved her, I watched her sing , whatever happened to baby Jane, on the Andy Williams show, brilliant. My aunt tessie sounded exactly like her..ah, God be with the day's.

[@johannkristofl3014]

so wunderbar....Bette davis war eine von den besten!

[@videosgleekyes]

i want to see this on Feud: Bette and Joan

[@julianmcleod4192]

BETTE FOREVER!

[@ukelelito]

I love you, Bette!!! Kisses from Argentina!

[@SaxonC]

Two classy women and actresses!

[@robinfranklin8001]

A true actress in every aspect. Bette couldn't sing, but I was riveted, awed by her performance singing this song, just as I am watching her movies. No actress does it better than Bette Davis. Loved, loved, loved, her. So sorry she's gone.

[@johnmurray6636]

A born one and only actor that happens only once in the history of actors

[@peterscocca3024]

Love this. Still a GREAT movie. Every single time I watch it. 🤩

[@robb7398]

It's not even easy for professional singers to perform as Bette did, with minimal accompaniment. Good job. Great audience response, too.

[@MixedNutsMs]

One of my all time favorite songs and Betty Davis movies!

[@ianclaudio777]

This woman is gold, she had a beautiful Voice!

[@rockmassa4151]

So very sweet Miss Charlotte...

[@kayszabo8458]

I love her!

[@QueerAndUnplugged]

"Baby Jane" sings Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.

[@dianne8340]

LOL!

[@MissPerriwinkle]

one of my alltime fave films....

[@Balam311]

Wonderfull ! SHE IS THE BEST !!!

[@essiefinch1356]

Love her..

[@chrish.4686]

I SO wish Joan Crawford could've finished the picture. It would've been even better.

[@joecampos5624]

Love this

[@ronalarid9537]

She's gorgeous ❤❤❤❤ to say the least ❤

[@lucy0537]

Beautiful Bette Davis.....

[@laylaali5977]

The great Bette Davis Rest In Peace

[@jaimesilva6637]

Excelente,película,con,grandes,actrices,Betty,Davis,y,Olivia,de,Havilland,😱😵👻📽️🎞️🎥🎬🕯️⚰️⚰️🇨🇱🇺🇸🦉😬

[@michaelgarcia2024]

Such a haunting rendition of terror

[@28112010]

Thank´s for share it. Sorry; my English is very little.

[@lhdollbaby]

Gustavo Brugnoni you did great

[@berjaboy]

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte was great. All older actors from the 30s and 40s, Davis, De Havilland, Moorhead, Cotten and Astor, all chewing up their scenes, (in a good way) The movie is pure camp, but it's a whole lot of fun. Of course Joan Crawford was suppose to play Miriam (De Havilland) but was publicly fired from the film because of frequent "illness" that prevented her from working, thus sending the cost of the film to go through the roof! She apparently told longtime director, friend and sometime lover, Vincent Sherman; I just couldn't do another round with Davis.

[@breahsaldana3901]

Beautiful!

[@fravadero]

GÄNSEHAUT pur! Ich habe den Film als Jugendlicher gesehen, seitdem hat er mich nicht mehr losgelassen.. Thx to the uploader DANKE

[@Nemesis7293]

Gorgeous, classic song......but I'd like to hear Olivia's version of it.

[@davidanthonystone5165]

Two classy women. Talent Talent when it was an Art

[@bduhe219]

that was actually an appropriate way of singing, a song meant to be melancholic.

[@LB-pg3no]

It would have sounded right if it was sung perfectly.....she was bright enough to know that...tgats why she was extraordinarily great! The best actress in the history of cinema!

[@dougmac6803]

My favorite quote in the movie: " I don't care where you go STRAIGHT to...just as long as you GO!!!

[@travisjames3517]

I wonder if Joan Crawford was watching from home.... ;:-)

[@poochillipickles8525]

Throwing stuff at mamacita

[@stevenk9512]

she probably switched channels over sipping vodka on the rocks OR she was molding wire hangers - that were forbidden in her closets - into rudimentary weapons to stab Davis’ image on her black & white tv set 😂

[@darreylhenderson702]

@@poochillipickles8525 HAHA!!! 😂😂

[@nataliewalker5644]

Probably

[@dannymoore2650]

Cool cut. And. Nice. Mem I saw the movie on. Tv. With. My. Mom. On Mira road. ,

[@brownlove6138]

She were always be one of my favorite Actress. For those dumbs down must don't know what classic is she never betrayed to be a sangar. You have to understand who miss Bette Davis was 🎙❤👑

[@ladyanneboleyn1533]

I love love love Bette Davis, and I thought her singing this song was awesome. We all know she wasn't a singer, but there's people out there that are way worse.

[@megaswenson]

Definitely better than the version of the song made for Pop radio channels. It had a male vocalist, and was completely nauseating (the backup chorus was particularly saccharine).

[@davidanthonystone5165]

She sang it like a poetess

[@charlesbarry6730]

Reminds me of my youthful days.

[@Kathleen-gl5wh]

So purely sung, oh Bette. Olivia, so full of herself, couldn't hold a candle.

[@quest-cequecest217]

That's alright........that's STILL MY GIRL! GO BETTE.

[@dougmac6803]

Wow. Back in 1965 they were both in New York City on stage. we never saw so many cops as Bette and Olivia were led into the theatre.

[@j.c.b6473]

I love this. Check out her "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"

[@ninamaldonado2285]

I love all her movies..Favorite, All About Eve