What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
- Director: Robert Aldrich
- Writer: Henry Farrell; Lukas Heller
- Producer: Robert Aldrich; Kenneth Hyman
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Seldom does a film come along that is so beautifully crafted - in every way. Here it is!
In a league of its own.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and 'Baby' Jane Hudson live together. Jane was by far the most famous when she performed with their father in vaudeville but as they got older, it was Blanche who became the finer actress, which Jane still resents. Blanche is now confined to a wheelchair - Jane ran her over with the car while drunk, even though she has no memory of it - and Jane is firmly in control. As time goes by, Jane exercises greater and greater control over her sister, intercepting her letters and ensuring that few if anyone from the outside has any contact with her. As Jane slowly loses her mind, she torments her sister going to ever greater extremes.
Cast & Characters
Bette Davis as Baby Jane Hudson;
Joan Crawford as Blanche Hudson;
Victor Buono as Edwin Flagg;
Wesley Addy as Marty Mc Donald;
Julie Allred as Baby Jane Hudson, in 1917;
Anne Barton as Cora Hudson;
Marjorie Bennett as Dehlia Flagg;
Bert Freed as Ben Golden;
Anna Lee as Mrs. Bates;
Maidie Norman as Elvira Stitt;
Dave Willock as Ray Hudson;
William Aldrich as Lunch counter assistant at beach;
Russ Conway as Police Officer;
Maxine Cooper as Bank teller;
Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Shelby