Bette

The Anniversary, (1968) an adapted stage play, is a wickedly funny Hammer House production that is often overlooked. Davis stars as Mrs Taggart, a wealthy acid tongued matriarch who holds a gathering each năm to celebrate her wedding anniversary to her dead husband. Her three sons tham gia her; a father of five, a timid cross-dresser and a secretly engaged youngster. The gathering sees Davis dominate and manipulate her hapless sons with razor sharp wit.
The Anniversary is classic Bette Davis, impeccable delivery of cutting comments, spectacularly powerful screen presence, all styled to perfection...

The Nanny, 1965, is a British suspense thriller directed bởi Seth Holt and stars Bette Davis as an apparently devoted and loving nanny, caring for the young boy of an upperclass family, who has recently been discharged from a facility for disturbed children. Predictably, Nanny in no Mary Poppins.
Unlike her other roles, Davis delivers a low key performance whilst maintaining a threatening , chilling screen presence. Her saccharin sweet words mask an underlying stone cold darkness, with a single glance, she sends shivers down the spine.
The movie allows the audience a glimpse into Nanny's troubled...