“What Ever Happened to
Baby Jane?” was released on October 31, 1962. The American film is
a psychological thriller produced and directed by Robert Aldrich.
The screenplay by Lukas Heller is based on the novel of the same name
by Henry Farrell. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards,
winning one for Best Costume Design, Black and White. The main stars
are Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
Synopsis:
Two aging film actresses
live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson
(Bette Davis), a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister
Blanche (Joan Crawford), who's career in later years eclipsed that of
Jane. Now the two live together, their relationship affected by
simmering subconscious thoughts of mutual envy, hate and revenge...
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| Joan Crawford & Bette Davis |
Main Cast:
- Joan Crawford as Blanche Hudson
- Bette Davis as Jane Hudson
- Victor Buono as Edwin Flagg
- Maidie Norman as Elvira Stitt
- Anna Lee as Mrs. Bates
- B.D. Merrill as Liza Bates
- Marjorie Bennett as Dehlia Flagg
- Dave Willock as Ray Hudson
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| Joan Crawford & Bette Davis |
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| Left: Bette Davis as Jane Hudson and Julie Allred as young Jane
Right: Joan Crawford as Blanche Hudson and Gina Gillespie as young Blanche
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Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White: Norma Koch (1963)
Golden Laurel for Sleeper of the Year (1963)
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