Dark Victory
(1939) [G]

Critic Pauline Kael called this shamelessly enjoyable, vintage Bette Davis weepie a "kitsch classic," and time hasn't diminished its ability to give the tear ducts a good flushing. Davis plays a swinging socialite, living the fast life of booze, smokes, and--with the help of Humphrey Bogart as...  More

All About Eve
(1950) [PG]

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing (Bette Davies). The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even...  More

The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex
(1939) [G]

Director Michael Curtiz's period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) and the man who would be King of England, Robert Devereux (Errol Flynn), the Earl of Essex. Ever the victor on the battlefield, Devereux returns to London after defeating Spanish forces at...  More

The Petrified Forest
(1936) [G]

A rundown diner bakes in the Arizona heat. Inside, fugitive killer Duke Mantee sweats out a manhunt, holding disillusioned writer Alan Squier, young Gabby Maple and a handful of others hostage. As trapped as his captives, Mantee admits: "It looks like I'll spend the rest of my life dead." The...  More

Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte
(1964) [M]

Bette Davis delivers a powerhouse performance as Charlotte Hollis, a reclusive spinster still mourning the savage murder of the man she loved some 37 years ago. When the state wants her property in order to construct a new highway, to help her resist Charlotte turns to her worldly cousin, Miriam...  More

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (2 Disc Set)
(1962) [M]

Director Robert Aldrich's story: a thriller about ageing vaudeville child star who initiates a psychotic reign of terror over her crippled '30's movie queen sister. His stars: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. All he needed was the money. But when Aldrich scoured Hollywood for backing, He kept...  More

Of Human Bondage
(1934) [PG]

Leslie Howard plays Philip Carey, a club-footed student of painting in Paris, who realises that his work will only ever be second rate, so he returns to England to study medicine. In a restaurant he meets and falls for Mildred, a blonde waitress (Bette Davis), who breaks a date with him to go out...  More

The Letter
(1940) [PG]

Six years after exploding to stardom in Of Human Bondage, Bette Davis equalled that excitement with another W. Somerset Maugham role as an adulteress using her sexual wiles to escape a murder conviction in The Letter. The film throbs with sultry tension thanks to Davis, an impeccable supporting...  More

Death On The Nile
(1978) [M]

A murderer strikes on board the luxury Nile steamer 'Karnak' - and Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling case. Set against the sumptuous scenery of the Nile, the events of this murder mystery are played out by a gallery of memorable characters.  More

Jezebel
(1938) [G]

"A dazzling romantic melodrama." -Pauline Kael Bette Davis was unhappy when Warner Bros. refused to loan her out to star in Gone With The Wind. So Jack Warner gave her a Southern belle role in Jezebel - - and she gave a fiery performance that won 1938's Best Actress Academy Award. Davis plays...  More