Margo Channing is one of the biggest stars on Broadway. But having just turned forty she is worried about what her advancing age will mean for her career. Tattered and forlorn, aspiring actress Eve Harrington shows up in Margo's dressing room, weaving a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Taking pity on the girl, Margo takes Eve as her personal assistant. Before long, it becomes apparent that naïve Eve is actually a Machiavellian conniver who cold-bloodedly uses Margo, her director Bill Sampson, Lloyd's wife Karen, and waspish critic Addison De Witt to rise to the top of the theatrical heap.
Cast: Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, George Sanders
Crew: Joseph L Mankiewicz (Director), Milton R Krasner (Director of Photography), Alfred Newman (Music Director)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 27 Oct 1950 (United States)
Did you know? The film holds the record for the most female acting Oscar nominations in a single film, with four: Anne Baxter and Bette Davis' for Best Actress and Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter for Best Supporting Actress. Read More
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as Eve Harrington
as Margo Channing
as Addison DeWitt
as Phoebe
as Autograph Seeker
as Karen Richards
as Pianist
as Leading Man
as Stage Manager
as Frenchman
as Bill Simpson
as Max Fabian
as Reporter
as Lloyd Richards
as Doorman
as Miss Casswell
as Girl
as Captain of Waiters
as Birdie Coonan
as Aged Actor
as Clerk
Direction
Director
Second Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Production
Producer
Production Company
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Distribution
Distributor
Music
Music Director
Sound
Boom Operator
Art
Art Director
Prop Master
Set Decorator
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
Editor
Location
Location Manager
Makeup and Hair
Makeup Artist
Special Effects
Special Effects Technician
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
Bette Davis and her co-star Gary Merrill fell in love while shooting the movie. The two married in July 1950, a few weeks after filming was completed. They adopted a baby girl, whom they named Margot.
Reality imitated the movie 33 years later when Anne Baxter stepped into Bette Davis' shoes to replace her on the series Hotel (1983) after she fell ill.
Edmund Goulding, one of Bette Davis' former directors, rang up Joseph L. Mankiewicz and warned him that she would grind him down into a fine powder. The warning proved to be unnecessary, however, and Mankiewicz found her to be one of the most professional and agreeable actresses he'd ever worked with.
The film holds the record for the most female acting Oscar nominations in a single film, with four: Anne Baxter and Bette Davis' for Best Actress and Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter for Best Supporting Actress.
Reality imitated the movie 33 years later when Anne Baxter stepped into Bette Davis' shoes to replace her on the series Hotel (1983) after she fell ill.
Edmund Goulding, one of Bette Davis' former directors, rang up Joseph L. Mankiewicz and warned him that she would grind him down into a fine powder. The warning proved to be unnecessary, however, and Mankiewicz found her to be one of the most professional and agreeable actresses he'd ever worked with.
The film holds the record for the most female acting Oscar nominations in a single film, with four: Anne Baxter and Bette Davis' for Best Actress and Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter for Best Supporting Actress.
