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A washed-up movie queen finds romance, but still desires a comeback.A washed-up movie queen finds romance, but still desires a comeback.A washed-up movie queen finds romance, but still desires a comeback.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Robert Warwick
- R.J., Aging Actor at Party
- (as Robert Warrick)
David Alpert
- Keith Barkley - Director
- (uncredited)
Florence Auer
- Annie's Friend in Store
- (uncredited)
Marie Blake
- Annie, Stones' Maid
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
- Jailbird
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen a drunken Margaret Elliot takes her Oscar for a ride in her car, Bette Davis used one of her own Oscars.
- GoofsWhen Gretchen changes direction on the boat for the second time, Margaret is knocked way over to the left by the sail. She turns around to laugh, but is shown seated on the far right.
- Quotes
[to her Oscar statuette]
Margaret Elliott: Come on, Oscar, let's you and me get drunk!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
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I never get tired of watching Bette Davis and she is capable of disappearing into so many different roles. This isn't one of her best films, but she gives a good performance and we get a chance to see a young Sterling Hayden and an adolescent Natalie Wood.
There are lots of in crowd Hollywood barbs and you can tell that Davis is having a great time.
Bear in mind that Davis' career peaked in the 30s when she won her two Oscars, but she continued to be nominated often in the 40s (Now Voyager, Mr Skeffington) but between 1944 and 1950 she didn't get a nod. So, despite her marvelous "All About Eve" (1950) she was clearly on the decline when she made this film (for which she earned her final nomination prior to Baby Jane). Following this film she had nearly a decade of decline, made even worse by the decline in her marriage.
There are lots of in crowd Hollywood barbs and you can tell that Davis is having a great time.
Bear in mind that Davis' career peaked in the 30s when she won her two Oscars, but she continued to be nominated often in the 40s (Now Voyager, Mr Skeffington) but between 1944 and 1950 she didn't get a nod. So, despite her marvelous "All About Eve" (1950) she was clearly on the decline when she made this film (for which she earned her final nomination prior to Baby Jane). Following this film she had nearly a decade of decline, made even worse by the decline in her marriage.
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- Feb 13, 2019
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- Also known as
- 昨日星塵
- Filming locations
- May Company Department Store - 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(Margaret Eliot's workplace)
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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