A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
- Won 6 Oscars
- 27 wins & 20 nominations total
- Director
- Writers
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Mary Orr(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBette Davis fell in love with her co-star Gary Merrill during the shoot of this movie, and the two married in July 1950, a few weeks after filming was completed. They adopted a baby girl, whom they named Margot.
- GoofsWhile Phoebe is looking at herself in the mirror during the final scene, a crew member sitting on a crane is visible for a few seconds at the top of the shot.
- Crazy creditsEddie Fisher is credited in the cast as 'Stage Manager,' although all of his scenes were cut from the released print. This is not the singer Eddie Fisher, but another actor.
- ConnectionsEdited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)
- SoundtracksLiebestraum
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Liszt
[Played on the piano at the party when Margo is sitting with the pianist; also heard on the car radio]
Featured review
All About Deceive...
Your number one fan, has finally met you, she's made quite a connection, and now you're paired just like a two, organises your affairs, running up and down the stairs, whatever you need doing, that's exactly what she'll do. It's not too long before the sycophant attempts, to take a little piece, of all that she has dreamt, front and centre of the stage, with an audience engaged, all established on embellishing pretence. But there's a price that success usually requires, after someone has initiated fires, your enabler's a tiger, a cunning, devious backbiter, who'll have you dangle from his strings and walk his wires.
Timeless and enduring with outstanding performances that to this day still take your breath away.
Timeless and enduring with outstanding performances that to this day still take your breath away.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Best Performance
- Filming locations
- Curran Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA(Theatre, interiors)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $1,400,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,463
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,177
- Oct 8, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $152,366
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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