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starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellawaydirected by: Robert Aldrich
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301798563
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6301798562
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 133 minutes
Sales Rank: 5406
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: December 24, 1964
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Amazon.com:
Poor Charlotte Hollis. She's been shunned by the community for decades, ever since the fateful night in 1927 when her lover was hacked apart with an axe. Her antebellum southern mansion is slated for the bulldozer, as it stands in the way of highway construction. Charlotte's only hope lies in her cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland), coming down from up north to help settle things. Miriam, however, has other designs. Together with her boyfriend Drew (Joseph Cotten), she embarks on a scheme to systematically drive Charlotte out of her mind (not a great leap) and get her mitts on the family fortune. From there, things only get more complicated. Charlotte puts the 'gothic' in southern gothic, as a great showcase for completely bizarre, overwrought, and out-of-control performances from all involved. Agnes Moorehead plays Charlotte's loyal, disheveled housekeeper to the hilt, with an odd inflection that calls to mind Amos and Andy more than southern gentility. As the drunken, conniving Dr. Drew, Cotten's accent is indeterminate at times, and seems to come and go. As great as the supporting players are, though, the crown goes to Bette Davis as the shrieking Charlotte, a portrait of isolation and decay stuck in a world of tragic delusions inside her crumbling mansion. De Havilland is a close second as the scheming Miriam; the scene where she slaps the holy snot out of a hysterical Charlotte is itself worth the price of admission. Mary Astor (in her last role) and Cecil Kellaway (as a kindly Lloyd's of London adjuster) put in the only performances with any restraint, acting as counterweights for the rest of the cast. Besides, you'll never get another chance to see Joseph Cotten playing the harpsichord and singing, or caked in mud and lily pads! With Robert Aldrich's claustrophobic direction, Charlotte is as Southern as a field of kudzu, and as subdued as a train wreck. --Jerry Renshaw
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Hush Hush
Love the line..."Public Relations? Sounds like something dirty to me." And of course, "you're a vile, sorry, little Bit h!" Bette is at her best, BUT...to really enjoy this era of Madame Davis, one needs to also purchase "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and "Dead Ringer." She is the greatest character!
Rating: - Perfect Gay Camp Material but realistically true!
Our family has its own Charlotte so there is more drama and truth to this then one wants to accept. I find it much more interesting then Grey Gardens. Perfect Gay Camp! High Drama! Plus the title song is a hit!
Rating: - They Dont Make 'Em Like This Anymore
This was a favorite of my Mom's when I was little. I was able to enjoy it this time without being afraid like I was then. After I enjoyed it, I passed it on to my Mom. The quality of the movie was very good.
Rating: - New DVD Doesn't Play
The new edition of Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte simply will not play in my dvd player. It's a Zenith and about 5 years old, but it plays everything else, including new releases. But I have tried three different discs of this movie, and it's like my machine can't even read them. Nothing happens. Has anyone else had this experience, or know what could be causing the problem? Thanks in advance!
Rating:  - hush hush sweet charlotte
who could ever imagine olivia de havilland was going to behave like a witch? but she did and at the end miss davis was a scape goat
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