Director: William Wyler

Writers: Clements Ripley; Abem Finkel; John Huston

From a play: Jezebel by Owen Davis, Sr.

Music by: Max Steiner

Keywords: Romantic Drama, New Orleans

Brilliantly staged and terrifically acted pre-Civil War melodrama, though the story might seem quaint to modern audiences. Bette Davis plays a Southern belle who shockingly challenges the social norm of her New Orleans elite society by attending a formal event in a non-white evening gown, then schemes to pit George Brent against her married ex-fiancé Henry Fonda. Brace yourself for an extended dinner conversation in which everyone at the table agrees that slavery is well and just. Oscars for Davis and Fay Bainter.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eddie Anderson	Actor	18-Sep-1905	28-Feb-1977	Rochester on The Jack Benny Show
Fay Bainter	Actor	7-Dec-1891	16-Apr-1968	Jezebel
Matthew "Stymie" Beard	Actor	1-Jan-1925	8-Jan-1981	Stymie in Our Gang
George Brent	Actor	15-Mar-1899	26-May-1979	The Great Lie
Spring Byington	Actor	17-Oct-1886	7-Sep-1971	You Can't Take it With You
Donald Crisp	Actor	27-Jul-1880	25-May-1974	Silent film actor, survived into talkies
Richard Cromwell	Actor	8-Jan-1920	11-Oct-1960	The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Bette Davis	Actor	5-Apr-1908	6-Oct-1989	All About Eve
Margaret Early	Actor	25-Dec-1919	29-Nov-2000	Strike Up the Band
Henry Fonda	Actor	16-May-1905	12-Aug-1982	12 Angry Men
Theresa Harris	Actor	31-Dec-1906	8-Oct-1985	Baby Face
Margaret Lindsay	Actor	19-Sep-1910	9-May-1981	The House of the Seven Gables
John Litel	Actor	30-Dec-1892	3-Feb-1972	Two Dollar Bettor
Henry O'Neill	Actor	10-Aug-1891	18-May-1961	Anchors Aweigh
Gordon Oliver	Actor	27-Apr-1910	26-Jan-1995	The Spiral Staircase
Irving Pichel	Film Director	24-Jun-1891	13-Jul-1954	Destination Moon

CAST

Bette Davis	...   Julie
Henry Fonda	...   Preston Dillard
George Brent	...   Buck Cantrell
With
Margaret Lindsay	...   Amy
Donald Crisp	...   Dr. Livingstone
Fay Bainter	...   Aunt Belle
Richard Cromwell	...   Ted
Henry O'Neill	...   Gen. Bogardus
Spring Byington	...   Mrs. Kendrick
John Litel	...   Jean La Cour
Gordon Oliver	...   Dick Allen
Janet Shaw	...   Molly Allen
Theresa Harris	...   Zette
Margaret Early	...   Stephanie Kendrick
Irving Pichel	...   Huger
Eddie Anderson	...   Gros Bat
Matthew "Stymie" Beard	...   Ti Bat
Lou Payton	...   Uncle Cato
George Renavent	...   De Lautruc

REVIEWS

Have you seen this film? We would love to see your review. Submit your review for this film

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications