Bette The Great

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  1. Nancy Hart

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    The Eskimo Kiss
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    The Bride Came C.O.D. - 1941 )

     
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    Thank you so much @Nancy Hart - we just love Cagney !
    We're going to look for that film - 2 greats in it :)
     
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    Another picture from The Bride Came C.O.D.

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    I ordered the film, its in my collection, haven't watched it yet :)
    @Nancy Hart
     
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    Fly fishing

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    I think I can only remember seeing her in one movie. All About Eve. She wasn't really in movies I favored as a kid.
     
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    Right now The Catered Affair (1956) is playing on Turner Classics, with Ernest Borgnine and Debbie Reynolds. Reminded me of this thread.

    I saw the movie years ago. Critics' reviews were not good, but I liked it. It was different.

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    I've never heard of this film @Nancy Hart - will look it up today :)
     
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    bette davis and i were born in lowell mass.
     
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    Bette Davis (18 yrs old) working as a lifeguard, Ogunquit Beach, Maine, 1926

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    The lifeguard crew

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    Watched 'Catered affair' last night, so glad it had a happy ending, I was almost wrung out :p
    Its what we call a 'kitchen sink drama' - good film
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    Mr. Skeffington was my favorite followed by The Letter.
     
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    I had the honor to be told -countless times- I look like Bette Davis.
    I remembering being about 25 y/o when entering a coffee shop in Buenos Aires and the owner saying "Oh, God, the Argentinian Bette Davis."
     
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    Thanks. I am enjoying this thread and the group in general. Very friendly people. Thanks
     
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