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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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In a decaying Hollywood mansion, Jane Hudson, a former child star, and her sister Blanche, a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation. Director:Robert Aldrich |
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Wesley Addy | ... |
Marty Mc Donald
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Julie Allred | ... | |
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Anne Barton | ... |
Cora Hudson
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Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Dehlia Flagg
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Bert Freed | ... |
Ben Golden
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Anna Lee | ... |
Mrs. Bates
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Dave Willock | ... |
Ray Hudson
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William Aldrich | ... |
Lunch counter assistant at beach
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Russ Conway | ... |
Police Officer
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Maxine Cooper | ... |
Bank teller
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Robert Cornthwaite | ... | |
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Storyline
In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and 'Baby' Jane Hudson live together. Jane was by far the most famous when she performed with their father in vaudeville but as they got older, it was Blanche who became the finer actress, which Jane still resents. Blanche is now confined to a wheelchair - Jane ran her over with the car while drunk, even though she has no memory of it - and Jane is firmly in control. As time goes by, Jane exercises greater and greater control over her sister, intercepting her letters and ensuring that few if anyone from the outside has any contact with her. As Jane slowly loses her mind, she torments her sister going to ever greater extremes. Written by garykmcd
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
¿Qué pasó con Baby Jane? See more »Box Office
Budget:
$980,000 (estimated)Gross:
$9,000,000 (Worldwide) (December 1963)Company Credits
Production Co:
Associates & Aldrich Company, The, Seven Arts Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
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1.33 : 1
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Music by Frank De Vol
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Bette Davis
Also performed by Julie Allred (dubbed by Debbie Burton) See more »
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Trivia
A freeze-frame just as the car enters the driveway in the prologue reveals the secret of who was driving the car the night Blanche was paralyzed. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the first scene featuring nextdoor neighbor Mrs. Bates, she places the telephone on the coffee table twice. See more »Quotes
Elvira Stitt: [shocked at some obscenities Jane has scrawled] I can't remember the last time I saw words like that written down!See more »
Connections
Referenced in "Dallas: Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 2 (#3.2)" (1979) See more »Soundtracks
"I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER TO DADDY"Music by Frank De Vol
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Bette Davis
Also performed by Julie Allred (dubbed by Debbie Burton) See more »
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