Bette davis plays twin sisters kate and patricia bosworth. In curtis bernhardts wonderful 1946 potboiler a stolen life. I saw a stolen life many years ago and seeing it again didnt disappoint. Bette davis in a stolen life is a great 1946 drama film costarring glenn ford about two twin sisters who are as different as they possibly could be. Reserved kate bosworth bette davis returns home to cape cod to work on her painting, and meets and falls in love with young engineer bill emerson glenn ford, who is working at the lighthouse for the summer. Released 1946, a stolen life stars bette davis, glenn ford, dane clark, walter brennan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. The iconic actress portrays twin sisters kate and pat. Make offer the bette davis collection old maid letter stolen life 5 film set laserdisc new. The supporting cast includes glenn ford, dane clark, peggy knudsen, charlie ruggles, and bruce bennett formerly herman brix. The movie is a remake of a 1939 british film stolen life starring elisabeth bergner.
Wellknown for playing negative and unsympathetic characters, betty davis filmography contains the film of human bondage as well in which she played a vicious and wile woman. Bette davis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In a sense, bette davis was always making this film, or a version of the story at least. With a career spanning 60 years and 100 acting credits, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in hollywood history.
A stolen life was the first movie produced by bette davis production company b. Rent the great lie 1941 starring bette davis and george brent on dvd and bluray. In 1964 davis was 56 years old and by todays standards, and in common with many actors of the time, looked a lot older. A 1940s romantic drama starring two bettes and glenn ford. Academy award winner bette davis stars in a dual role as twin sistersone sweet. It was 18 years since she had made a stolen life and, reunited with her romantic costar, paul henreid directing her in another identical twin role, would commence on what could be read as a fraternal twin film, dead ringer. A stolen life 1946 is one of those movies that does not seem to equal the sum total of its parts, but its parts are interesting. Actors are complete suckers for good parts, you know, and just saying, you did a good job, bette. Details about bette davis bruce bennett vintage 1946 a stolen life warner bros film noir photo. Dead ringer bette davis plays a set of twins as she did in a stolen life. The movie is a remake of the 1939 british film stolen life starring elisabeth bergner and michael redgrave, which had been adapted from a. When pat drowns, kate grabs her chance to steal her sisters identity and husband.
Right up there with bette davis greatest movies, in my opinion. Any fan of bette davis knows that the only thing better than having bette in a movie is having. Anyway how many films did bette davis do where she played twins or sisters or just two or more parts for the hell of it. Davis began acting in films in 1931, initially as a contract player with universal studios, where she made her film debut in bad sister 1931. A stolen life is a 1946 american drama film starring bette davis, who also produced, and directed by curtis bernhardt. A stolen life 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. This was presented on the lux radio theater, on august 25, 1947.
April 5, 1908 october 6, 1989 was an american actress of film, television and theater. First film of bette davis as a producer under her new contract with warner brothers. Full movie classic bette davis, pat obrien by britishgary. A stolen life bette davis as twins by dennis morrison. Bette davis and dane clark in a stolen life 1946 dane clark and peggy. Love old or unusual movies but never know when theyre on. Bette davis bruce bennett vintage 1946 a stolen life warner bros film noir photo. In a stolen life, bette davis does double duty as twin. Davis plays kate, a gentle and introspective aspiring artist. Here is a list of bette davis relationships, whether they were full blown marriages or casual canoodles.
Purchase a stolen life on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Bd one of our favorite bette davis films is warner brothers, a stolen life, one of two films where ms. In a stolen life, bette davis does double duty as twin sisters rays. Yes this is a campy film but bette davis is still great. If you love to look at a great love story this movie is for you. In each section here at classic movie favorites we like to highlight films that are the best or important for the actress or actor.
A stolen life stars two bette davises in one grand, heartwrenching melodrama. Davis was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in hollywood history and it comes as no surprise that the list of the best bette davis movies is very extensive. Break up the separate themes of this film and i suppose you could have at least three separate movies, so adventurous is the life of the unadventurous character katie bosworth, played by. A stolen life full full movie, a stolen life full full movie streaming a stolen life full movie engsub watch a stolen life full english full movie online a stolen life full film online watch a. Bette plays twin sisters in dead ringer bette is fabulous in the dual role better than the 1946 movie she made in 1946 a stolen life where she played twin sister as well. With bette davis, glenn ford, dane clark, walter brennan. A stolen life 1946, a remake of an earlier picture by the same name that had been produced by paramount only seven years earlier starring elisabeth bergner in the twins role, was nominated for a. The bette davis collection old maid letter stolen life 5 film set laserdisc new. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A stolen life 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See a full list of bette davis films classic movie favorites. Bette davis later did a remake of this same storyline dead ringer 1964. The old maid 1939 official trailer bette davis, miriam hopkins movie hd.
Mon top bette davis a list of 30 titles created 08 may 2015. A stolen life 1946 full movie download full hd youtube. Rent the great lie 1941 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Quotes of the studio executives four compliments a year, we never would have asked for so much money. Davis was initially seen as unappealing by studio executives, and was assigned to a string of bmovies early in her career. Stolen life, a 1946 movie clip could i hire a boat. A stolen life 1946 dvdr bette davis, glenn ford full screen a stolen life warner brothers, one sheet x drama.
The film was based on a novel which had been the basis for a 1939 british film starring elisabeth bergner. Bette davis bruce bennett vintage 1946 a stolen life. Director curtis bernhardt s opening, banking bette davis new england bona fides, as she misses a boat and hires handsome glenn ford to ferry her over to a nameless island, neither of them identified at this point, in a stolen life, 1946, based on a novel by the czech writer karel benes. A stolen life has become one of my favorite davis films, a swooning melodrama about twin sisters pat and kate. A stolen life 1946, bernhardt occupies a very special place in the davis. Based on the 1935 novel, a stolen life by karel josef benes. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from. In this romantic melodrama, bette davis plays twin sisters for the first time she would do so again in 1964s dead ringer. Academy award winner bette davis stars in a dual role as twin sistersone sweet and demure, the other scheming and philandering. Whats better than a 1940s romantic drama starring bette davis and glenn ford. A stolen life by elaine lennon volume 16, issue 910 october 2012 33 minutes 8186 words bette davis was a star of the first order with a duality about her persona which was serially and successfully exploited by. This movie made me fall in love with bette when i was she is the best ever. Bette davis is kate and her twin pat in a stolen life, a 1946 film which also stars glenn ford, walter brennan, charles ruggles, and dane clark.
Directed by bettes friend paul henreid and pauls daughter stars in the movie as bettes maid. Get the best deals on bette davis drama movie laserdiscs when you shop the largest online selection at. But in that version, davis outright murders her wealthy twin sister in order to take her place, rather than merely happening to survive a boating accident in which one twin drowns. Bette davis is doubly wonderful in her double role. A stolen life 1946 poster a stolen life, bette davis. The great lie is a 1941 american drama film directed by edmund goulding and starring bette davis, george brent, and mary astor. It turns out bette davis made not one, but two, movies where she plays twins. We first see davis as the artist kate visiting the familys new england cottage these people have homes everywhere. Katie is the goodhearted aspiring artist while pat is the evil twin who steals her man. The film was produced, and directed by curtis bernhardt with a supporting of, dane clark, walter brennan, charles ruggles, and bruce bennett.
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