The Feud of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford | 1963: Pt. 2

[@barrymoton1]

"Before we used them as proxies for the itch that reality shows exist to scratch." Wow, such a powerful and true statement.

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

Agreed! I couldn't have ever said it any better!

[@mrkinla]

I agree, Barry. Excellent observation.

[@hellothere5579]

Dont know what that mean

[@SpiritGirlSF]

Just like Joan being known for her gender fluidity....

[@alexwhite5579]

@@HelloHello-tm7uc lllll k

[@pimd6998]

You mean all this time they could have been friends?

[@monmothma3358]

I see what you did there... :)

[@mrkinla]

😀

[@aweeks062]

I legit read this lne in the voice lol. Thanks! Your awesome :)

[@gaden74]

Ashley Ashley Bobashley I did too lol

[@mylifeisaparty]

Nice

[@jeremyud]

Okay, this needs to be said- Joan Crawford would have never, ever, EVER walked out of a fan event like they showed her doing on Feud. This was a woman who personally autographed all of her photos, especially towards the end of her career.

[@maggiekarabel123]

She lived and died for her fans. She signed all responses to fan letters herself. It really took me out of the show because there’s NO WAY that happened.

[@PungiFungi]

Feud is just over dramatic trash.

[@maggiekarabel123]

@@PungiFungi I thought the performances were good, although Susan Sarandon was a bit lacking. It just bothers me that this was all presented as truth when it wasn’t. Good for Olivia de Havilland for fighting back.

[@PungiFungi]

@@maggiekarabel123 I think all these actresses would take umbrage on how they were "powerless" because there were no "women's rights" back then. Revisionist history trash.

[@maggiekarabel123]

@@PungiFungi I agree it’s just that Olivia was the only one still alive. Joan Crawford would NOT have approved.

[@tylerkochman1007]

just saying, if Joan supposedly had enough pull to stop Bette from winning, pretty sure she would have had enough pull to have gotten herself nominated in the first place

[@tylerkochman1007]

I just got to 40:20 and am thrilled that they nearly make the same exact point I did!!

[@tylerkochman1007]

@Chrysaura It's a forty-something minute video, and she says it more than forty minutes in. I commented before I got to that part, and later commented that she had said nearly the same thing I had as soon as I noticed. This is an instance of parallel thinking. When you accuse things that lacks sexism of being sexist, you minimize the actual seriousness of sexism in our society.

[@kerrychristensen7204]

@@tylerkochman1007 👍 it was a bit of a hair trigger there really

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@Jarred Knox There is no evidence that Joan swayed votes. Bette would go on about how Joan told the New York nominees not to vote for her. But this was stated (and often repeated) only when Joan had passed away years earlier.

[@sexyskeleton7]

@Tyler Kochman Shouldn’t you finish the whole video before leaving a comment? Is that not common sense? Both of you jumped to the comments before finishing the video to try and prove something to a women that obviously heavy researched the subject, that to me sounds like mansplaining. Also it’s kinda ugly explain to tell a women (if @chrysaura identifies as so) about the seriousness of sexism, since you don’t face the same oppression as a women.

[@jlcii]

Learning more about Bette Davis makes me love her even more. She was such a damn Pioneer and strong woman. Absolute Legend...

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

This along with making me learn to love and respect Bette Davis it has also done the same for Joan Crawford for me.

[@bvaldes3703]

I stan here and resent a lot not living in the same timline as her

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

@@bvaldes3703 I feel the same about Greta Garbo. I was born 5 years after her death.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Bette and Olivia de Havilland.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

@Jarred Knox *appreciated

[@caaronjolras]

ryan murphy's works seem like he just likes the aesthetic of certain eras/stars and knows some basic facts and myths about them and tries to frame everything as historically accurate

[@miz_logo_lee]

My take on Murphy is he is the most high profile fan fiction writer. (Perhaps excluding Tarantino).

[@douglasfreer]

It also seems like it’s about the legend itself over presenting the facts.

[@sickheadache9903]

It was TV Trash at its Worst.

[@valsainking]

Yeah, it's really a shame that a gay industry person, who one would suspect/expect would have a uniquely sensitive and nuanced perspective and affinity for portraying women's issues with empathy and depth, ultimately fell for every possible misogynistic and sensationalist (and often misinformed) cliché. 🥺 However, this video does something no other has been able to do: It takes no sides and presents these two women's strengths and flaws in equal measure, thereby humanizing them to a refreshing extent. I actually came away with renewed respect for both, and, while I am primarily a Crawford fanatic, I also appreciate Davis' pioneering cause and fully recognize the monumental misogynistic obstacles both she and Joan were forced to struggle against throughout their long careers. The only thing about Davis that irks me is the petty nature of her treatment of Joan on the set of "Sweet Charlotte" and the ridiculous lies she spread about Joan decades after that fateful 1963 Oscars ceremony, especially years after Joan's own death, a fact which not only cast unfounded aspersions on Joan, but also overshadowed Miss Bancroft's enormous achievement as the rightful winner of the Best Actress Award in 1963.

[@sickheadache9903]

@@valsainking it was even on TMC with Robert Osborne who said That Both Davis and Crawford were 100% Professional and Nothing Happened on the Set of Baby Jane..Now after the shoot it was those bitches Hedda Harper and Louella Parsons who wrote BS to drum up more viewers to their Rag Papers. And if it was the his truly endless BS between two Aging Had Beens, Crawford and Davis would not agreed to do Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. This BS TV Program made it look like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford could not FART without this Over Dramatic Bitches going into a Tizzy. It was truly Trashy TV..and Didn’t win any major Emmy awards( They all saw through the trash)!

[@noellawson41]

ALMOST 50 MINUTES!? You're spoiling us & i am here for it all.

[@meritofapproval]

I know!!! 🎥👍🏾

[@senguptasayn]

100% correct.My thoughts exactly!

This is a documentary!

[@nasb2218]

yeeeeeeeeeeees

[@RaymondHng]

Twenty-five minutes per actress is fair.

[@thewordshifter]

This is one of the most underrated channels on KZbin. How do you not have 10 million subscribers.

[@evanseago2301]

I know right?!!!!

[@vinnym5607]

Same. Quality content. People don't know what's good.

[@psycane8462]

Niche subject matter and misogyny but I totally agree that she deserves that many subscribers

[@Lexie71782]

A C I agree

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@chi9670 Older actresses are much more fun and interesting than the little whats-her-names that are out there today.

[@chrisgaga6970]

And it took 58 years for a lone youtuber to finally disillusion the feud. They would've appreciate your efforts.

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

😂😂😂😂 I don't think you know who these people are. They'd have never recognized anyone on youtube.

[@brahmabkitty03]

@@Yourmomgoestocolledgeever! They wouldn’t have done well with these technological advances

[@AndreaCandido-tp4kk]

... I have had no sisTer wiTh which i live or would have lived

[@Cheyne_TetraMFG]

Yo the clip of Bette Davis saying "c'mon Oscar, let's you and me get drunk" needs to become a meme yesterday

[@jeanettewyatt9525]

that part is hilarious. and i would use that that meme!

[@riqrimoli]

iconic

[@roxy20231000]

I think the show Feud could have gone away with it with a framing device, kind of like in "I Tonya" where every character tell their side of the story, so it's more of a "he said she said" or they could have framed it as an investigation, like "Phantom of the opera" (the book).

[@everythingclassic1705]

FEUD does use a framing device through the documentary filmmakers who interview the celebrities who knew Davis and Crawford at the beginning of each episode. Yet it's done so poorly and comes out phony.

[@Dropitlikeitshotspot]

I so appreciate your inclusion of Murphy’s incorrect characterizations. As a former history major, I personally think it’s imperative that at least the majority of the truth is available when it comes to these filterless, flawless, truly talented artists of the past. With technology seeming to take over creativity, I feel it’s vital.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hey there! I came across your comment and I just had to reach out and say hi. Your perspective really caught my attention and I would love to get to know you better. Would you be interested in chatting sometime? Looking forward to hearing back from you!😊

[@cdedberry]

He is being creative duh

[@haintedhouse2990]

agree - Ryan Murphy loves to re-write history - when his name was on the Dirty John series it was no surprise that Betty Broderick came across more like Joan of Arc rather than the entitled sociopath who murdered 2 people.

[@carolinashoemaker5938]

Olivia de Havilland saying she was powerless to do anything because this was before the 70's feminist movement has to be the most ridiculous thing this clowns could've come up with, she SUED her own studio Ryan. Edit: and she won

[@vinnym5607]

I just watched the BKR Olivia 1947 video.

[@carolinashoemaker5938]

@Tracy Lands 😭

[@terry4137]

Tracy Lands, Yep! We all do...

[@feloniousbutterfly]

I just wish they would do even a night's worth of research before writing this tat.

[@LFire12]

Utterly agree. De Havilland was an elegant, kind lady, who carried herself with grace but would let you have it with both barrels when she thought you'd stepped over the line. Talk about iron fist in a velvet glove, she handled three of tinsel town's most notorious batchelors Flynn, and Houston, and Jimmy Stewart in her personal life all of whom pursued her, argued constantly for better roles for herself, managing to twin 2 Oscars in the process. And when she had enough of the studios messing around she took them on and one, got a piece of litigation named after her that worked in the favour of all her fellow actors..then upstakes and left Hollywood, only coming back to do what she wanted. Portraying her of all people as some 'oh we were so helpless', when she was an actual icon of female progress at the time was beyond farcical.

[@agcons]

I cannot understand why Bette's performance as Jane would be dismissed as not great acting. There is a scene where Jane is performing one of her old vaudeville routines and is then shocked and horrified by suddenly seeing herself in a mirror without expecting to. Davis conveys masterfully Jane's brief but terrible encounter with reality in that moment. For me it's one of the best moments in cinema.

[@RaymondHng]

ALL RIGHT, BLANCHE HUDSON!! Miss Big, Fat Movie Star! Miss Lousy Sticking Actress! Push a button...ring a bell And you think...the whole damn world comes running, dontcha?!

[@newbiechu7024]

@@RaymondHng Blanche: uhhm Jane? I'm ready for my close up.

[@RaymondHng]

@@newbiechu7024 Different film. Different year.

[@cliffgaither]

That's an excellent observation. I think people have to take these fine actors as they were :: individual talents. Crawford was very sympathetic & human in this film. Her facial expressions were very "sorry" for so many things in her past in relation to her relationship w / her "sister", Jane. Davis was a horrible character throughout most of the film & didn't realize until the end what sisters could / should have meant to each other. They were both great in the film. Of all the films they made, this one was the culmination of years of individual, professional artistry that brought them together.

[@christinemcclaurin7733]

But you ah Blanch, you ah in that chair!!❤❤❤

[@Bartcmh]

Ryan Murphy should have put a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode like they did for Inventing Anna. This story is entirely true (except the parts that are made up). I always thought that was clever.

[@Sympathy_forLadyVengeance]

or like in The Great (an ocasionally true story)

[@natalieford3238]

Same for "Dahmer"

[@Kurtperry41]

“Joan Crawford Meme Account” these are words I never thought I’d hear together

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

I did find one on Instagram a while back but it was more like a Mommie Dearest meme account

[@TheDRMISTERY]

26:18 They're hysterical! :)

[@Chris-ot9bk]

The Fact That A Joan Crawford Meme Account Is Real And Ryan Murphy Used A Meme In His Movie, Thinking It Was Fact Is Hilarious To Me

[@carolinashoemaker5938]

A thing that really bothered me about feud is just how infantilized Bette and Joan, it made them out to be as poor old women who were miserable because the men around them manipulated them to be so. Bette and Joan had a difficult time in the system, as every actress did, but Bette actively challenged it with everything she did, to paint her and Joan as mere puppets who have no agency at all over their lives because of the men around them is so patronizing to the lives of these women and all they accomplished.

[@amelie4273]

But isn’t that the whole point? They were undermined by the men around them by being pitted against one another as a reactionary ploy to make them less powerful within the cinematic industry. Why wouldn’t they be miserable at being manipulated by the men around them who were in charge. That was the whole point of the series, to show that these two exceptionally talented women were made to feel insecure by the powerful men around them who manipulated them both into despising one another because the industry couldn’t have two powerful and talented women together at one time, especially ones who physically past their ‘prime’. It’s fascinating how much the onscreen and behind the screen mimicked one another so much

[@PungiFungi]

​@@amelie4273 but that entire point is just revisionist history. It is one thing if that point is true but entirely moot when it’s not. The studios want asses in the seats, to get maximum profits while paying their stars with as little as they can get away with it and they are not interested in stars politics and infighting. It is well known that many actresses of their generation scoff at the Feminist movement…. Entitled pretend victims who want all the supposed perks of men but none of their societal expectations and responsibilities. These women who lived through WWII saw what men went through.

[@biancachristie]

Norma’s vampy photoshoot also famously resulted in her and Irving finally having a family, despite his fragility and health issues. So, yeah, awkward, but also effective. It also meant that Irving hired a new house photographer for MGM

[@brandelynnefreleng7597]

Source? I believe you but I’d like to read more about it!

[@biancachristie]

@@brandelynnefreleng7597 Mark Viera's biography about Irving Thalberg. It's really good!

[@mustaphaabozaid5655]

I know you are not a superhero fan, but this is like "AVENGERS: ENDGAME" of BeKind Rewind

[@kostajovanovic3711]

For what?

[@mustaphaabozaid5655]

@@kostajovanovic3711 For the duration "her longest video until now", the topic, the huge amount of research done, the stars included "this is one of very few episodes talking equally about 2 stars" and most importantly ... the perspective and the way she tackled the whole thing; It could have been a one-liner tuned-down copy of FX Feud, but thank god it isn't. So hopefully, this BKR Endgame will have the same success and follow level of the original ENDGAME

[@steffid6949]

@@RoPiDe oh my god you're so right!

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@@mustaphaabozaid5655 deep apologies, i missread your initial comment thinking you want a bkr on endgame

[@mustaphaabozaid5655]

@@kostajovanovic3711 Yeah 😂 Imagine that 😂😂

[@manthony225]

Beautifully done! I have thoughts: 1. Joan should have been nominated for best supporting actress for Baby Jane. Yes, she's on screen for most of the movie but her part does support the antagonist Jane. See? Feud avoided. 2. Totally agree with you on Sarandon's performance lacking fire. 3. Zeta Jones was miscast in Feud and the writers didn't seem to have a grasp on Olivia's personality. 4. I had no idea Joan had freckles. I love them!

[@jaydefelice9887]

I also agree with #2 with the emphasis the filmmaker stated though, that she wished there was a little more fire in her belly. It was there IMO for sure, it just needed a little more. I remember vividly thinking when hearing about the casting of Lange & Sarandon that I was both excited & worried about the casting. Excited to see these 2 greats together, worried that they were both so distinctive themselves to be able to correctly portray 2 such well known & documented real people. I think Sarandon did a better job. One of the things I love most about Lange are her unique little mannerisms. Those did not help me believe she was Crawford. The little giggles, for example, that work so well in her original characters showed she could not shed her past when playing this character or that the FEUD directors/producers either didn't care or were too scared to bring her little mannerisms up. Also I 100% agree about Zeta-Jones!!!

[@RaymondHng]

Nowadays they do not nominate two performers from the same film in the same category. But would Crawford even entertain the idea of the studio campaigning her for a Supporting Actress nomination? I don't think her ego would permit that. Had she been nominated for Best Supporting Actress, she would have been up against Patty Duke who eventually won the category.

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@@RaymondHng BAFTA nominated both Bette and Joan for Best Foreign Actress 1964 (Baby Jane was released in the UK in 1963).

[@alastairmackay5953]

Your third point: I couldn't agree more. They didn't just miss that boat. They didn't even book a ticket.

[@Starkardur]

Susan Sarandon always lacks fire. She's incredibly limited in her delivery of lines and performance, always has and always will HOWEVER I do think she did a decent job and was better than Jessica Lange who I find to be massively overrated.

[@JaymesMansfield]

Glad to see these videos back! 💕

[@ostorozhnost]

I used to watch these videos at least once a week so I’m relieved they’re back! P.s. Jaymes you’re a goddess ✨

[@hollyobaby6949]

Omg Danny Devito I love your work

[@jennye7300]

Um hi i love you 💕

[@derlaurenz]

@@hollyobaby6949 XD XD XD

[@justin__roderick]

@@derlaurenz to quote Jujubee: sinful

[@xww6849]

The “hagsploitation” movie titles are just... wow

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

Joan and Bette spawned a regrettable trend in motion pictures.

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

@@Garsons-oq4lh Not all the films are bad. Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte was good.

[@TheSongwritingCat]

What's the Matter with Helen? is very silly. It doesn't feel scary because everything is so fake.

[@tracydavis8982]

@@abandonedfragmentofhope5415, yes it was.....love Hush, Hush....Sweet Charlotte! Whatever Happened To Baby Jane (1962), StraightJacket (1964), and Berserk (1967), were pretty good Movies too!!!

[@SpitefulRennie]

The just sound made up 😂

[@MakaykayLAMB]

The way Bette Davis speaks is so wonderful.

[@injieanis4581]

Sassy but classy. I aspire to speak like this!!!

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

There are others who sure try to imitate her.

[@SkyeID]

yeah, she had that Trans Europa Express accent.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

What you said about actors not having the same "sell-by date" problem as actresses made me grin...it reminded me of one of my favorite bits in The Golden Girls. (This was aired when Cary Grant was still alive.) Blanche is visiting a psychiatrist due to her depression at having started menopause...she fears it means the end of her desirability as a woman. When the shrink tries to reassure her, she says, "You don't understand...you men don't have to worry about aging the way women do. Cary Grant could still have his pick of women and he's in his eighties! You show me an actress in her fifties that can do that. And don't tell me 'Joan Collins', that woman belongs in a wax museum."

[@josephbernados1649]

Bette and Joan's feud needs a Wicked-style re-imagining where they were both actually amiable, or friends even, playing up the feud to keep their names in papers.

[@caitlin2701]

I want this movie or series! I think it could be a really interesting take on the industry

[@almahayworth4280]

"until....!!!"

[@steffid6949]

I can only imagine how much work it takes to make a video essay this long, I really appreciate it. I adore this channel so much, every few mounts I found myself rewatching all of the episodes. Keep up the good work, love from Serbia

[@mariosanchezgumiel7757]

After "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?", Bette Davis made an extraordinary film in UK, "The Nanny" (1965). I think she should have received another nomination for that performance. I read once that that movie was one of her favorites, and her role one of those she was more proud of.

[@WillScarlet16]

"Joan has always been envious of Bette's voluptuous figure - in fact, Joan used to borrow Bette's bras to use as shoulder pads." - Vincent Price at Bette Davis' Roast

[@johnlewinski6359]

want to see this roast

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

Wait, I don’t get it?

[@unclegumbald989]

I never considered “Feud” to be historically accurate. I mean, c’mon... it’s Ryan Murphy!

[@Elven.]

I didn't watch it ,but I bet most people that watch entertainment in general don't know about the writers and the way they portray things. They just watch something and that's all they know about it

[@bvaldes3703]

Sometimes he is enjoyable, at best. Some he is impossible to stand. That's why I couldn't pass through 1 episode of Hollywood

[@foxycinnamon7307]

I watched for Sarandon and Lange -- I knew a LOT was iffy, but it was great to see them chew that scenery. And oddly touching, like when B.D. finds out that acting takes talent: Bette tries to help her w/her tiny part and it is not easy!

[@unclegumbald989]

@@Elven. Yeah, I learned that the hard way with "Elizabeth" =\

[@unclegumbald989]

@@foxycinnamon7307 Yeah, the acting talent was the main reason why I watched it. I thought Sarandon was fantastic. You get used to her being this witty bitch, and in a split-second she can make you sympathize with her....

[@sarcadam88]

I just finished Feud (finally) on Hulu and I’ll just say, what a gift your channel is.

[@thatsyouropinion9434]

Never realized how much Susan Sarandon looked like Bette Davis.

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

That was the first thing I noticed when watching Feud.

[@Starkardur]

She does in a way but it's mostly the eyes. The mouth area and the nose are completely different. an Older Uma Thurman would have been perhaps a better candidate from a lookalike perspective (the eyes and the nose)

[@thatsyouropinion9434]

Gunnhild Edwards neh

[@PungiFungi]

I thought she looked like Rosalind Russell, especially in The Women.

[@QueenOfKings0402]

Those eyes

[@fajarzakri4936]

The first installment really got me hooked on both actresses and their respective filmographies. Thank you for that-and this! To say that you quenched our collective thirst is an understatement.

[@angelcitystudio]

WAY TO GO Bette and Joan! 60 years later and we are STILL talking about you.

[@user-sn5jr1ji9h]

Joan Crawford accepting the Oscar on Anne Bancroft's behalf was an absolute savage move.

[@harperstacey9604]

Bette davis was full of rage when that happened.

[@JaneDoe-uy8yk]

@@harperstacey9604 😲😲

[@pbohearn]

I love her! Hahahaha

[@ralphkramden2089]

It was AWESOME! Joan was no dummy!

[@judyanne3563]

@@lindahayes7628 what?????

[@tanzeilmoustapha7942]

Hey can you do one on "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf", in relation to the tumultuous relationship of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Basically how that fuelled their incredible performances!

[@caitlin2701]

Pretty please do!

[@jeremyud]

And it fits into her rant about Hollywood casting younger actresses for parts that call for older women. Martha was supposed to be about in her late 40's. Elizabeth Taylor was 34.

[@heywoodjablome7535]

@@jeremyud I remember reading that in the original stage production, Martha was supposed to be 52

[@sevenoctobers7471]

Murphy's work is a top-notch example of intellectual laziness. To treat the memory of Joan and Bette like office drivel, to make money out of baseless rumors, and to dismiss Olivia's lived experience as if she was a non-entity?! God, I'm livid!!! I have no respect for Ryan Murphy's work. Your work, however, I am simply grateful that it even exists in the KZbin-sphere. The editing is slick. The content and delivery is unrivaled. Thank you for all the work that you do for this overlooked segment of the Hollywood film industry. 💗🇵🇭

[@Confeggi_davis]

Ive been waiting for this one, its just adding to my current obsession WITH THESE TWO.

[@floraposteschild4184]

If only all these ladies were still around to sue Ryan Murphy.

[@kerriethompson2073]

I read somewhere that Olivia de Havelin (sp) sued Ryan Murphy over Feud. I don't think she was successful however.

[@reikun86]

@@kerriethompson2073 and she's the only one still alive

[@kerriethompson2073]

@@reikun86 at 104 years young this month. Can you believe it? She was also close personal friends with Robery Osborn the founder of TCM may he rest in peace. We should really have this show on there somehow.

If they were alive he wouldn't dare to touch their names, to begin with

[@zacblake9249]

Kerrie Thompson DeHaviland just died.

[@bleaf_]

Beauty standards baffle me because I think Bette Davis was drop dead gorgeous. Absolutely stunning! I'll never understand it.

[@dalehoward3704]

Me too!

[@christinemcclaurin7733]

Bette is the Best!

[@Hallaneious]

Bette used to think early in her career she wasn't that nice looking. It maybe helped her do outstanding work to the point - she'd convince you otherwise of how she & some in the studio thought. But in her later years, she reflected back and said 'she really was a good looking woman after all'. But I agree, I always thought she was a unique cutie😊.

[@robjack2804]

Quite right. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn7Vq2iLhcZ5fqs

[@larapalma3744]

Absolutely ❤❤❤

[@bradleycramer4110]

I’m hoping for a part 3 discussing “Hush, Hush... Sweet Charlotte” because there’s so much more to the feud. Still, love your videos so much.

[@daltonbelflower2530]

Yes. I'd love to see more on that movie too!

[@windstorm1000]

It'd be great cuz all hell broke loose for Crawford. Lots of bitchy gossip. Get divine feud by considene he covers that movie. It's compulsory reading and much better than Feud, that sorry unfactual. Badly acted mess

[@dominiquedouglas4708]

You are without doubt one of the most intelligent commentators on old Hollywood I have ever heard. I admire the research and work that you put in to every video you make. Honestly, well done for this video. It's fabulous.

[@mgbryansullivan4378]

Hello Dominique, How are you doing ?

[@willdenham]

Love the iconic film Baby Jane. Actually studied it as part of an advanced film history class in film school, that focused on noir. A blockbuster of this magnitude that contained this caliber of acting/script/photography simply can't exist in today's system, despite it's financial and artistic success. This type of masterpiece is cemented in one incredible era that today's Hollywood resembles very little. This type of artistry is found only in lower budget outsiders who cannot benefit from the production values once deservedly lavished on them.

[@ferociousgumby]

What amazes me is how we always root for Jane in "Whatever Happened to. . ." Somehow, by some miracle of talent, she makes Jane into a sympathetic character with that drunken scene where she explains her own failure: "They just didn't love you enough." The scene where she glimpses herself in the mirror and actually SEES what she has become is a moment that mingles horror with despair. Who else could have pulled this off?

[@davidallen508]

Whichever way you view it , this is a really entertaining and riveting movie.

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

Another classic that I hope tinsel town doesn't try to recreate. There's nobody in Hollywood who could do it better. Or write it better than the original.

[@jeremyud]

@@reepacheirpfirewalker8629 They did recreate it. A 1990 t.v. moving starring Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@jeremyud I saw it. Tepid.

[@PungiFungi]

There was no true villainess or heroine in the movie.

[@AznRUs]

Its funny how Hollywood would cast older male stars with young female stars. This is why I find it hard to watch Audrey Hepburn movies. The male costars she was cast with are old enough to be her father.

[@TeamSukiyo]

Yeah Sabrina, Funny Face and My Fair Lady make me uncomfortable. I only bear them because Audrey is so great.

[@ilanarhian]

At least George Peppard was age appropriate

[@TeamSukiyo]

William Brynn Yeah, but Audrey was out of her 20s then and Cary Grant looked better for his age, so it wasn’t as noticable a difference tablaqueen Gregory Peck wasn’t half bad either

[@MM-eb4uq]

it's not "funny". It's gross. Men seem to only be attracted to women who could be their daughters. Pedophile, you say?

[@paulapdlh]

@@TeamSukiyo yeah! don't forget love in the afternoon... gary cooper was 28 years older than her. just gross

[@vickitaylor680]

Anne Bancroft deserved that Oscar. It was a very moving movie and performance.

[@connievino4226]

Not the point.

[@watthaile2053]

A Moving Movie ???

[@fad3d247]

@@watthaile2053?? What do you not understand

[@watthaile2053]

​​@@fad3d247 I don't understand the degree of your density and naivety. Hehehe .... You poor thing.

[@mhope6899]

So much research and information! This doesn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated! I love your channel and great work!

[@natesdriz3480]

i love anne bancroft i believe she’s one of the most underrated actresses ever. Do you think she should have won for The Graduate? Did Katherine Hepburn deserve it for Guess who’s coming to dinner?

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Kellie I feel Katherine only true deserved Oscar win was for the lion in winter. I feel Anne brancorft, Faye dunawy for Bonnie snd cycle or Audrey Hepburn in wait until dark should’ve won

[@tjh12473]

@Kellie I agree. In some ways, I do think Bancroft and Hepburn should switch Oscars, all though both were fantastic in 1962 performances. But I agree with you, Hepburn should have won from probably have one her first for Alice Adams or Philadelphia Story, second for Long Days Journey Into Night, and would keep 3rd and 4th wins. The 4th win because her and Henry Fonda's win for On Golden Pond got me interested in classic film at young age. Bancroft was amazing in Agnes of God. Also, I think Davis won for the wrong roles too.

[@tjh12473]

I believe Hepburn was stated saying the win for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was a shared win for her and Spencer Tracy.

[@katwil89]

I have never understood the fuss about Katherine Hepburn. I feel that she plays herself in just about every role. Even changing her hairstyle and wardrobe to you know, play another person is too much of a departure for her. She was good at playing Katherine Hepburn I guess, but Anne Bancroft was the far superior actress.

[@jaydefelice9887]

@Kellie Not at all, I hear people say that all the time. Hepburn should have won for "Alice Adams" & "The Philadelphia Story" and not for any of her wins. Although I am fine with the "On Golden Pond" win even though I prefer Diane Keaton that year form the nominees. Now Anne Bancroft is my all time favorite actress (sharing the title w/ Ellen Burstyn), and I would be more than happy to have seen her win for "The Graduate" over Hepburn who I would rank 5th among that year's nominees. However, Edith Evans in the small British film "The Whisperers" is who I'd rank first only slightly before Bancroft. Hepburn was good in "The Lion In Winter" but Streisand should have won for that solo. Bancroft should have gone supporting for "Agnes of God" it's a very plausible category for the character and she might have won a 2nd Oscar.

[@robinstevenson6690]

Outstanding! This is far more than a film essay. I sincerely believe that it belongs in the category of full-fledged documentaries. But - - more than that - - though it is a video, I had the feeling that I was watching a film that you were directing (even though you weren't directing live actors, you were selecting moments from their performances to tell an intricate, multi-layered story). Really great work!

[@annasmith6090]

It's so weird that FX keeps making these women centric "biopics" and deliberately skewing the script away from the truth. Like, if you're going to tell women's stories then tell the truth. Half the viewers will believe their lies.

[@SomeBF]

All biopics are lies for the sake of story lol I wish there was just more media literacy taught to the population but the powers that be dont really have any interest in that; a critical population aren’t easy customers

[@HisameArtwork]

well for what it's worth the mini series brought me here and now I know what a Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are...human beings, former actreses that contributed a lot to the lives of american women. We studied old films in film university but it was Lumiere, Melies, that horrid trash of a nation is born, then sort of jumped to Fight Club, Memento and national films that won the Cannes like 4 months, 3 weeks...a film about abortion during communisms, which had glaring plot holes and inaccuracies , but tugged at heart strings. But you are right people will think it's true, so glad we have this channel to clear stuff up, it would take me to much time to research this and see if it's true and I have work to do, bills to pay.

[@SlimKeith11]

They're more into entertainment than historical realism. It's usually men who write then green light these productions, they believe woman only want to see other women fight/argue. It's really disappointing.

[@hamjohn8737]

@@HisameArtwork Ahhh "History of Film 101".....yes I took that same course 35 years ago and though Fight Club wasn't' out at that time, we had some trash to watch and 'discuss'....if it weren't for TCM, I wouldn't know 10% about Hollywood's Golden Age like I do now. "History of Film 101 really didn't teach what needs to be taught.

[@ermerendovasquez1768]

I love how Katherine Hepburn is just there chilling at @9:17

[@PungiFungi]

Probably bitching to that woman about how evil the studio is.

[@ladyredl3210]

@Dee Ayy Why Night Productions she absolutely was.

[@amityislandchum]

I would honestly watch you do a 10-hour deep dive into every episode of Feud, exploring what they got right/wrong, the period details, and the backstory of every minor character. Please!

[@swooningtree]

I can't tell you how satisfying it is to listen to someone who's done loads of research (obviously out of love and interest as much as out of the quest for drama or knowledge) about Joan and Bette and doesn't just rely on the same old cliches and cold takes as every other book, documentary, video and TV show ever.

[@owl2192]

Bette Davis is my favorite actress (or actor in general) and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is my favorite of hers!

[@joyciejd9673]

Excellent. I am 71 and although I remember (as a kid) Anne Bancroft in “The Miracle Worker” and “The Graduate” I knew very little about her other than her marriage to Mel Brooks. This is very informative and so well researched! I thank you for keeping her legacy alive….and Bette and Joan and all the wonderful actresses from a past time….because there are no personalities…and wonderful actresses today as fascinating as these two. Thank you x 1,000,000

[@brettgreene9492]

Never stop making these. I'm learning so much about feminist film theory and I'm loving every second! Thanks for working so hard to elucidate how the Hollywood system mirrored and, in some ways, shaped women's work across the Western world. Great, great channel! :)

[@lovielovienickiiii]

Just want to say I absolutely admire how well researched, interesting, and put together this and all of your videos are. My favorite youtube film historian by far.

[@xlnuniex]

I finally watched “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane”. It was amazed by Bette Davis’ acting. Great movie. Recommend 100%

[@peggypasson8794]

Joan Crawford was also very very good 💯

[@xlnuniex]

@@peggypasson8794 Yes she was. They both were

[@jeebsunabia7972]

I seriously hope Ryan Murphy sees this video. SUPERB!

[@bootsarmstrong8421]

Baby Jane was one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. I remember watching it several times in the 60's when I was a child.

[@johnlewinski6359]

And now movies suck

[@CashelOConnolly]

@@johnlewinski6359 no they don’t you’re just old

[@johnlewinski6359]

@@CashelOConnolly I bet you don't even watch Oscar winning movies

[@CashelOConnolly]

@@johnlewinski6359 WTF 😳 Oh of course I’ve watched Academy Award winning movies’ I’ve watched Wings the 1st movie to win the Oscar (1929) to the latest Nomadland (2021) also the Academy Awards hardly ever awards the best just the movies /people who’ve made the most money for the studios. When was the last time you went to the cinema?

[@lacenikks708]

@@CashelOConnolly For whatever it's worth, I was born in 2007

[@aryakeepsafe816]

I didn't realise how dreadful it must have been for Joan Crawford being so abused as a young child and growing up in poverty. Yet she rose above it .

[@madelinemarie4140]

Joan Crawford abused her adopted daughter LMAO. She didn’t rise above anything

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@@madelinemarie4140 Allegations by Christina. No one corroborated anything Christina wrote in her book.

[@liteflightify]

@@Garsons-oq4lh No one directly corroborated what’s in the book. But a few people with direct connections to Joan and Christina have commented on Joan being a rather “harsh” or honestly bad mother. Also, the book and how things are presented there is quite a bit different than the super dramatic movie.

[@ladyluck5703]

@@liteflightify Agreed. I've read the book and watched the movie. Here's my problem with Christina, though. It seems, (and this is an observation on my part, so it is subjective) that every time there's a movie or a show that paints Joan Crawford as a human being with flaws, Christina comes out and promotes her book. In 2017 when Feud was originally scheduled to be released, Christina Crawford started to post readings of Mommy Dearest on Spotify and KZbin. It seems so vindictive, Joan has been dead for almost 45 years now. We'll never know, but I believe the truth is somewhere in the middle.

[@chriiiiis]

​@@ladyluck5703 It is pretty shitty to watch people uplift and praise your abuser.

[@lonellfletcher]

IMHO, Bette deserved her third Oscar over a decade earlier for All About Eve, a performance I feel is superior to her performance in Baby Jane.

[@russellaguirre8487]

What a year though. We had Bette, Judy Holiday in Born Yesterday, AND Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd. Talk about an embarrassment of riches.

[@screenactorsguilable]

@@russellaguirre8487 Judy played a more layered roles there

[@screenactorsguilable]

@Jarred Knox you said me dear!

[@trianajackson334]

FAX that’s my favorite movie by her PERIOD.

[@jessica_jam4386]

I think Bette and Gloria should’ve tied for that Oscar!

[@TalkAsSoftAsChalk]

Oh my. If only I knew that today was going to be Christmas when I woke up this morning. Fifty minutes?????!??

[@diogenes5654]

I am absolutely delighted to have found Be Kind Rewind. Busily binge watching - thank you!

[@kendn01]

Wonderful commentary as usual. However, I have my own theory about why Davis lost the oscar to Bancroft. No matter how wonderful a performance Bette gave, there was NO WAY the academy was going to pick the actress who played a woman who tortures and starves her sister to death, over the actress who played the woman who taught Helen Keller to speak! It just wasn't going to happen.

[@AmyPieterse]

the oscars love "inspirational" movies, you're right

[@dpf5939]

If Bette would have won a 3rd Oscar for her performance in one of her other earlier films like Dark Victory, The Letter, Little Foxes, Now Voyager or All about Eve, losing Baby Jane probably wouldn't have meant that much to her. If she had that 3rd oscar prior to Baby Jane it would have made her the first actress with 3 oscars. Whatever happened to Baby Jane is on every Bette Davis fans favorite films list. I still say she was robbed.

[@dpf5939]

I disagree. I found a list of oscar winning roles whose characters were mean and unsympathetic. Two comments here say they don't award oscars to those type of characters. Where as Bette Davis should have won for Baby Jane. Just the actors for best or supporting oscars. J.K. Simmons, Denzel Washington, Javier Barden, Christoph Waltz, Kathy Bates, Charlize Theron, Daniel Day Lewis, Louise Fletcher, Anthony Hopkins and Heath Ledger. Bette was robbed!

[@arielkliger6312]

@@dpf5939 your examples come much much later, when the academy started to care more about "method" and transformation, but this wasnt the case in 1963, although like said in this video (and in part 1) it was a trend that was just starting

[@dpf5939]

@@arielkliger6312 That's what was so great about Bette Davis. She didn't want to play these dumb blonds or goody two shoes women. Another role she should have been nominated for was in 1934. Of Human Bondage. She was the only one willing to take the part. Life magazine said, The best performance by a US actress. Just about every movie she was nominated for I think she should have won. Or at least a very close second. And she always wanted to look the part. Most women wanted to be beautiful all the time. She wanted realism. I think that's what made her better than the others.

[@kleberbraga2605]

I'd love to see a video about how Katharine Hepburn became this exception in the industry, taking such good roles at that time. Thank you for such incredible, accurate and careful work. Im a big admirer.

[@BoBo-ti6jh]

Read the Hepburn biography by William Mann. You will learn a lot.

[@lilyzhang5127]

Juan Jose U advice people who is interested in an actress career to read some trashy Bio full of speculations about the actress's sexuality. Interesting

[@ifrean1174]

The fact that there was supposedly an entire movie made about joan being washed up and them making fun of her alcoholism even knowing about her childhood is just deeply upsetting to me.

[@hadbetterdays]

When I saw Feud - while admittedly engaged in the salacious part of the Bette and Joan's alleged feud, and the priceless satisfaction of watching Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange working together - I thought it missed the mark incredibly. It was like "Yes, these were two extremely hard working women who fought for their work and right to work with studios and to an extent society, but let's just see them bitch against each other", so BKR corrected, in a 50 minutes video, what Murphy & Co. couldn't set straight with millions of dollars of budget and 8 hours on TV. Thank you for this. We needed this. And maybe, Hollywood needs this more than ever.

[@PungiFungi]

I listened the to Divine Feud audiobook about this supposed rivalry between Crawford and Davis. It appears there was some indirect incidents that happened in the past that irked Davis about Crawford but it was indeed the aftermath of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane that really set Davis off. After Crawford died, Davis basically went around spreading stories like how Joan campaigned against her and kept Brancroft's Oscar for a year and Joan was no longer around to refute it.

[@jiafeiproductss]

OH MY GOD I WAS JUST THINKING OF WHAT TO WATCH BEFORE BED AND YOU POSTED THIS!!! IM WATCHING THIS BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP!!! YOU SAVED MY LIFE ❤️❤️❤️

[@richmondrealingo7321]

Same. This is a sweet goodnight. ❤️

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Ryan Murphy: I know how to write women! Me: Like gay male stereotypes? RM: Close...enough!

[@tbam73]

Bravo

[@TalesHilaricki]

Oh God, Ryan Murphy's portrait of a gay character makes me feel ashamed and cringed about being gay jdbsjsvtsnwnsvd

[@bo2720]

It IS close enough!

[@screenactorsguilable]

@@TalesHilaricki do you like to top?

[@TalesHilaricki]

@@screenactorsguilable well that was invasive

[@JohnnyGNV]

You did a great job here showing that the series "FEUD" was pretty much an overblown exaggeration of what actually occurred between Bette and Joan - I enjoy watching the series for the costumes, the campiness of it, but I knew it was based more on gay bar room banter that has been spewed over the past fifty years. However silly this series may seem here and there it is a hundred times better than Ryan's truly atrocious series "Hollywood" - Since I love Jessica Lange and would watch her even if she did an Ajax commercial, I was very drawn to this, and of course I am fascinated by Joan Crawford, a dramatic enigma if ever there was one. But I really feel that here on You Tube you hit the nail on the head - I really enjoy watching this - thank you for putting together an insightful mini-Documentary worthy of a television Broadcast ~

[@windstorm1000]

Be kind rewind--you offer the most per eptive well researched, videos about film on youtube. Thank you for adding to our enjoyment and knowledge of this great medium--and these two great stars .

[@zmbdog]

Unfortunately Olivia has since passed (July 26th). But hey, 104! Few could beat that.

[@tagaway6173]

Did she win the lawsuit against the show?

[@LanaDayne]

@@tagaway6173 judge threw it out, he stated that one person can not own history

[@salmon9950]

In what world is Joan Crawford catchier than Lucille LaSeur?

[@MilaF90]

Thank you! My thought exactly.

[@manthony225]

I can see a studio thinking LaSeur would be too hard for movie fans to pronounce.

[@tatioliveira8598]

I guess they didn't want such a foreing-sound lastname

[@casandraleff4462]

I don’t know that I like Lucille as a Hollywood name - you get stuck on the L’s in the middle - but Lucy LaSeur has a nice ring to it.

[@alexandreintouch1847]

it's actually Lucile Lesueur ... not Laseur ... Lesueur in French means "the sweaty" .... not that great

[@constancedenchy9801]

When I first saw " Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"...I had no idea who they were. I was mesmerized by the story ...their acting made me fall into the story completely

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hey there! I came across your comment and I just had to reach out and say hi. Your perspective really caught my attention and I would love to get to know you better. Would you be interested in chatting sometime? Looking forward to hearing back from you!😊

[@clarabelle6472]

I always forget how beautiful Joan Crawford was when she was younger. She had such a troubled childhood and was deeply insecure about having no high school education. Bette came from a wealthy New England family and you can tell from her confidence and sense of entitlement.

[@manthony225]

Great point. This makes makes me have a more of a soft spot for Joan.

[@rebekahp4083]

Actually, Bette’s family was more middle class, and after her father walked out on the family when Bette was quite young, Bette’s mother worked several jobs including as a cook and a photographer to put Bette and her sister through school. Her childhood was definitely far far better than Joan’s, but it wasn’t exactly an easy upper class childhood like Katharine Hepburn had either. Ed Sikov’s biography gives a lot of insight into Bette’s childhood so I would recommend checking it out if you’re interested in learning more about Bette. Hope this helped. :)

[@reikun86]

I read an biography of Ub Iwerks written by his daughter. An unknown named Lucille Fay LeSueur was a figure model in St. Louis for a small cartoon business founded by a guy name Walt E. Disney.

[@BoBo-ti6jh]

Bette Davis was poor. Read her biography by Barbara Leaming. You will learn a lot.

[@lray1948]

Tallulah Bankhead was another one that had a privileged upbringing. Born in Huntsville, AL, her uncle was a U. S. Senator and her father was Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives in Washington. She was sent off to convent schools (not that it did much good as she turned out to be very wild but also a very good actress). Two of her more famous quotes are "I'm as pure as the driven slush." and "My daddy warned me about men and booze. He didn't say anything about women and cocaine!"

[@boredsilly3]

My dream in this neverending quarantine is an upload from you every week

[@ACinemafanatic]

Bette Davis is the greatest actress of all time just in my opinion her movies are always amazing you can either hate or love her characters because she is so into the roles

[@connordesmond5662]

I feel like Joan is often seen as having sold herself to the studio system, but I think she just had business savvy to the max and wanted to shed her childhood from her legacy. This, as well as the 1946 video, do a fantastic job of presenting her story in that light, and as a Joan stan, I'm personally very grateful.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

99% of the actors/actresses who were stars (and many who were never stars) "sold themselves to the studio system" People like Bette Davis, Ann Bancroft, Katharine Hepburn, and a few others could and did make it on Broadway, so they had options other than Hollywood

[@elijahsackville-glucksburg]

Also, it would be appropriate if you put the Tina and Amy's joke on Patricia Arquette being cast on Boyhood they said "it shows the there are roles for women over 40, as long as you're cast before you turned 40"

[@Joselitty]

This was such a brilliant video essay. I had heard about the feud whenever I prowled around videos regarding Old Hollywood. Your research and editing is astounding.

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

Seriously, your channel is Netflix material. This kind of break-down of historical facts and overall, your perspective, are refreshing and so badly needed if we're going to perpetuate/restore respect for american film. (Always loved Bette; you just renewed my devout fanaticism; I think she'd approve of this wholly. :)

[@ladylordeve]

Netflix has to contract BKR to make a doc-series

[@SkyeID]

I'd hate for this content to be behind a paywall. Some people can't afford Netflix.

[@callumdoherty7204]

When you like before watching the video because you already know it’ll be brilliant.

[@thenicolajeann]

Absolutely fantastic take on this!! These women were actually quite similar as well…and their work and accomplishments should be upheld more than some silly feud. Both legends in their own right 🤍

[@carolkuahara5561]

“OK Gable” just got me crying

[@shaynuggu547]

You just outdid yourself. 50 well spent minutes. I can only imagine your homework. I guess you listened to the entire Audiobook of 7 hours of Joan and Bette. Then sat down for days and nights to write and interpret. And then record. You are terrific. And I think I have a crush on your voice. Id love to see Reese Witherspoon 2006 win and how Felicity Hoffman got robbed. Also about Bette Davis and Ladette Colbert in 1934 Plus Glenn Close and Amy Adams how they keep losing

[@karllieck9064]

In spite of all it's obvious flaws, "Feud" was so fun to watch!

[@mustbeaweful2504]

Interestingly, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte seems to be a response against Hagsploitation, as the protagonist is led to believe that she's insane by a cruel man who pretends to love her. And when she kills him and his co-conspirer, she is well again.

[@gerison320]

Straitjacket is kinda the same. The daughter wants to frame her mother being insane and etc..while she kills other people. In that sense Joan's character wasn't insane at all.

[@jcbulldog533]

My older cousin was watching My brother's & I when "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" was on TV I must've been around 6/7 & that Movie scared the hell outta me.. The music was very haunting!! Olivia & Bette played excellent roles in that movie

[@TheSongwritingCat]

It's crazy that Joan had so little training and yet from some of her earliest roles, registers on film as such a compelling presence.

[@JukuduB]

Narcissists can imitate and absorb personalities from people they associate with. I'm sure with the hundreds of actors she was around over the years, she was able to imitate them perfectly.

[@georgegallucci1845]

@@JukuduB Or through sheer determination she studied and learned. Joan’s technical proficiency is never talked about, but there are few who knew how the camera worked as well as Crawford did.

[@amandaburk4641]

@@georgegallucci1845 Agreed. I think people are blinded by the Mommy Dearest persona that they tend to write off Joan's achievements and abilities. As if it negates all of her talent. The fact is Christina's book is deeply flawed. Timelines are incorrect, and events are easily proven wrong. Perfect example, the rose bushes were already torn out before Christopher was adopted. Joan couldn't have went on a rampage tearing them out with Christopher helping. Not to mention other siblings not corroborating her story. People also forget Bette's daughter wrote a book too, but because it wasn't the first it's not as sensational and so Bette doesn't get the same disdain as Joan. Not saying Joan or Bette were great parents, but bad parenting didn't have any influence over films made decades before they became a parent.

[@marcallen4532]

@@amandaburk4641 I was friends with a lady who was great friends with Crawford and she maintained to her dying day that Christina was a spoiled rotten brat who lied through her teeth about her, Mommie Dearest. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle.

[@phamthuhong3332]

@@JukuduB If you've read anything about Joan you'll see that she was as far from a nacrissist as possible. She was deeply insercure about her lack of acting training, that's why she married a Boardway actor and worked her damn hardest to be an actual respected actress

[@kittywolford7768]

The way Joan walks up to that stage is so iconic

[@rociovidal1149]

How amazing is your understandisng of their personalities, the times, the scripts, the industry, academy politics, misoginy, pop-culture ... This is so nuanced! A true homage !

[@danrazzaia3152]

I was so excited to see part 2 drop. Then I saw it was 49 minutes, and got even more excited. Thank you for all the work you put into this and every other video you gift us with.

[@mycatisabastard2361]

Crawford's trick at the Oscars was a masterfully petty stroke of genius.

[@gfgall]

Agreeing to accept for someone who couldn't be there can hardly be called a trick.

[@dongzkiexx]

been waiting for this !finally 😍 hope u will do a segment about the feud between joan fontaine and Olivia de Havilland

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

I still to this day wonder what was the reason behind the intensity behind their sibling rivalry

[@outinsider]

Yes! I mean, she did cover that in Olivia De Havilland Fights Back, but I always believed the two resolved things before Joan passed away in 2013.

[@VeeLondon1449]

Bette Davis is still my favourite actress of all time.. 👑

[@rabrab3]

You are so bright, insightful, well spoken and so entertaining. I salute you as one of the best if not the best at what you do in bringing us commentary and entertainment. Thank you for your love and passion of film and explaining how we can look at it in different ways. You are an astute historian!

[@francescofornasiero5999]

I don't even need to wait for more than 10 seconds of video to click on the like button. This is what we've been waiting for, thank you!!!

[@vangelissopamena]

I bet both actresses would be extremely grateful if they saw this great video. Once again: THANK YOU, BKR! 🙏🏽♥️💋

[@iskracorvino2356]

I also saw this movie before knowing who any of the actresses was and I found it so incredibly captivating; an amazing, realistic and very nuanced portrayal of the characters they wanted to represent. Just a beautiful piece of art all around, even more with an understanding of what it meant for a woman, an actress, finding her place especially after a less 'desirable' age, in a male driven industry.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hey there! I came across your comment and I just had to reach out and say hi. Your perspective really caught my attention and I would love to get to know you better. Would you be interested in chatting sometime? Looking forward to hearing back from you!😊

[@marvel096]

49 minutes?? Thank you for feeding us so well. Your videos are so iconic ♥️

[@itubeutubewealltube1]

47:35 I think you missed Bette Davis's joke saying she wouldnt take one million to work with Faye Dunaway. Faye had just played Joan Crawford in that TV movie, Mommie Dearest :)

[@lray1948]

Mommie Dearest was not just a TV movie. It was a theatrical release

[@lb4585]

@@lray1948 well looks like a low budget hallmark movie.

[@hennpaul]

they worked together in a movie about Amie Simple McPherson, and Bette later said Faye was a nightmare to work with. Totally unprofessional.

[@johnlewinski6359]

@@lb4585 Its a CLASSIC