Movie · Drama · Romance

Movie queen Margaret Elliot’s popularity and fortune have gone bad. But she’s sure she can jump-start her dimming career. “One good picture is all I need,” she says. As Margaret, Bette Davis got yet another good picture and earned her ninth Academy Award® nomination. Davis’ confident, perceptive performance lends absolute authenticity, as did a prop she provided. An Oscar® statuette – set noticeably on the car dashboard during Margaret’s drunken spin through Beverly Hills – was one of two Davis owned. Sterling Hayden and Natalie Wood costar in this gripping story that has “many moments of truth” (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide). The Star shines.

1952 · 1h 29m
Director Stuart Heisler

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Movie queen Margaret Elliot’s popularity and fortune have gone bad. But she’s sure she can jump-start her dimming career. “One good picture is all I need,” she says. As Margaret, Bette Davis got yet another good picture and earned her ninth Academy Award® nomination. Davis’ confident, perceptive performance lends absolute authenticity, as did a prop she provided. An Oscar® statuette – set noticeably on the car dashboard during Margaret’s drunken spin through Beverly Hills – was one of two Davis owned. Sterling Hayden and Natalie Wood costar in this gripping story that has “many moments of truth” (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide). The Star shines.

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Average 4.6
Reviews 8
Fresh 2
Rotten 6

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1952
Run Time
1 hr 29 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1952 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, Russian
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.