Bette Davis Movies

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

A successful engineer tires of his high-tension job and quits to start his own mail-order company, much to his mother's consternation.

Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly labeled a Communist.

This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed...

A twin takes her deceased sister's place as wife of the man they both love.

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.

When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry she decides to hold classes in her house and...

A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency with a charming ex-con as her leg man and various parolees helping in the day-to-day operation.

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

Judy Garland sings the title song, a tribute to Will Rogers.

Short documentary about the making of "The Petrified Forest."

Bette Davis is the most disturbing film diva Hollywood has ever seen. Her life and her roles reflect the fractures in the American image of women....

Margo Channing's famous line, "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night," characterizes well the actress who played her in All About...

Biography of Bette Davis hosted by Jodie Foster.

An elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no longer capable of handling her own affairs.

The arms race goes to the beauty parlor with Bette Davis in The Letter.