Review of Jezebel (1938) by John C — 19 Jun 2007

[size=2]This is one of the movies in The Bette Davis Collection Vol. 2. Yes it is one of the reason I bought is collection. I had seen the movie on TV and knew it was one that I would have to own.

Jezebel is a movie that takes place in the 1850?s south. So it?s in line with Gone With the Wind except it?s in black and white, much shorter (which in my mind is a good thing) and gave Bette Davis her second Oscar.

It gives you the idea of how change will happen but just who can make these changes and when might be the best time to try them. The two men fighting or should I say in conflict over Julie (Bette Davis) are Buck (George Brent) and Preston (Henry Fonda).

Buck is old school southerner. He has no problem getting into a dual to settle a dispute. Preston on the other hand is a bit more northern in thinking and knows the south must change if it is to keep up with the likes of New York.

Julie is use to getting what she wanted when she wants it. She will go out of her way to make people see things in her light. She tries to use Buck to make her point with Preston. Things really don?t work out as she planned but then without a few twists and turns it would not be much of a movie now would it.

As in many old movie the Score is almost perfect. There is a scene where Julie is fanning Preston and if you watch the fan going up and down to the music it is so right !

So if you?d like to see a movie about the South in the 1850?s and don?t want to spend more then 103 Minutes doing so then this is a good movie to get out the popcorn to and enjoy the show.

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