Jezebel
Summary:
In 1938, Jezebel was widely regarded as Warner Bros.' "compensation" to Bette Davis for her losing the opportunity to play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. Resemblances between the two properties are inescapable: Jezebel heroine Julie Marsden (Davis) is a headstrong Southern belle not unlike Scarlett (Julie lives in New Orleans rather than Georgia); sh... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bette Davis - (Julie Marsden)
Henry Fonda - (Preston Dillard)
George Brent - (Buck Cantrell)
Margaret Lindsay - (Amy Bradford Dillard)
Donald Crisp - (Dr. Livingstons)
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Review:
Jezebel, which wrapped up as Gone With the Wind was entering pre-production, was either Bette Davis' feature-length screen test for Scarlett O'Hara or a consolation prize for not getting the part. Regardless, she handles the title role with the catty, manipulative cruelty that characterized many of her best performances. As her beau, $... Continue >>
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