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05/31/2026

"Minor awards are for such as the writer and director. And no brighter light has ever dazzled the eye than Eve Harrington."
"George Sanders. Bette Davis. 1950. goldenageflicks: one of the great opening sequences in all of cinema."

#1950

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

"I am Addison DeWitt. I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours. He said it looking her in the eye. She sat down."
"George Sanders. Anne Baxter. 1950. Oscar won Best Supporting Actor. The best scene in the film."

#1950

05/30/2026

"She walked into her own party. Looked around. And warned everybody what was coming."
"Bette Davis. 1950. AFI #9 Greatest Movie Quote. The most quoted line in classic Hollywood history."

#1950

05/30/2026

"Not sympathy, Miss Elliot. Pity. Profound pity, worthy of the gods. She stood up and left."
"Bette Davis. 1952. The pitch that described her life. She recognized it. She chose differently."

#1952

05/30/2026

"I'll tell you one day. He said it instead of answering. She was too tired to push further."
"Bette Davis. Sterling Hayden. 1952. The morning after the Oscar tour. The beginning of everything."

#1952

05/30/2026

"Your fans would love it. He said it the moment he called cut. Margaret didn't understand the tone."
"Bette Davis. 1952. The screen test scene where the tragedy is built one line at a time."

#1952

05/29/2026

"I've got $3.85 in my purse. Do you want that? She said it after giving them $50,000."
"Bette Davis. 1952. IMDb: Davis blows her top at least five times in this film. This is the best one."

#1952

05/29/2026

"Don't touch me with your 10-percent hands. The first thing she said on screen in this film."
"1952. Stuart Heisler. The opening scene that Letterboxd called the most complete character introduction."

#1952

05/29/2026

"She sat in the dark projection room. She watched herself. It's horrible, she said. She watched again."
"Bette Davis. 1952. Oscargasms: the zenith and nadir of The Star. Is it bad? Expertly bad? Both?"

#1952