I never get tired of watching Bette Davis and she is capable of disappearing into so many different roles. This isn't one of her best films, but she gives a good performance and we get a chance to see a young Sterling Hayden and an adolescent Natalie Wood.
There are lots of in crowd Hollywood barbs and you can tell that Davis is having a great time.
Bear in mind that Davis' career peaked in the 30s when she won her two Oscars, but she continued to be nominated often in the 40s (Now Voyager, Mr Skeffington) but between 1944 and 1950 she didn't get a nod. So, despite her marvelous "All About Eve" (1950) she was clearly on the decline when she made this film (for which she earned her final nomination prior to Baby Jane). Following this film she had nearly a decade of decline, made even worse by the decline in her marriage.
There are lots of in crowd Hollywood barbs and you can tell that Davis is having a great time.
Bear in mind that Davis' career peaked in the 30s when she won her two Oscars, but she continued to be nominated often in the 40s (Now Voyager, Mr Skeffington) but between 1944 and 1950 she didn't get a nod. So, despite her marvelous "All About Eve" (1950) she was clearly on the decline when she made this film (for which she earned her final nomination prior to Baby Jane). Following this film she had nearly a decade of decline, made even worse by the decline in her marriage.