Review of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) by Sherry L — 15 Mar 2011

Top-notch legendary movie with two of Hollywood's greatest divas of all time. Notable for being the only movie Bette Davis and Joan Crawford ever starred in together and seeded one of the most famous catfights ever taken place.

Usually called horror movie, but I think it's more of a psychologic thriller like Polanski's Repulsion for example.

Undoubtly, this is one of Bette Davis best performances she ever made (along with a few others).

100% classic!

<"Baby"Jane (Davis)and Blanche Hudson (Crawford)are middleaged sisters who live isolated together. Eccentric, Baby Jane used to be a famous vaudeville child star with show-piece; "I've Written a Letter to Daddy". Once the audience learned about Baby Jane's spoiled and "bratty" manners, her star started to fall very fast from the vaudeville-sky, and her sweet sister Blanche, became the new starlet. Blanche remained a very popular actress in show business right until she experienced a tragic car accident which made her invalide.

Baby Jane refuses to fall in oblivion and despite the vaudevillian days are far gone, she persists to make a come-back and contacts an agent. Day by day, Baby Jane gets more and more insane.>.

Favorite quote;.

Jane to Blanche:-"Oh, Blanche? You know we've got rats in the cellar?".