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Jezebel

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
14K
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Bette Davis in Jezebel (1938)
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In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
14K
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  • Director
    • William Wyler
  • Writers
    • Clements Ripley(screen play)
    • Abem Finkel(screen play)
    • John Huston(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • Henry Fonda
    • George Brent
  • Director
    • William Wyler
  • Writers
    • Clements Ripley(screen play)
    • Abem Finkel(screen play)
    • John Huston(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • Henry Fonda
    • George Brent
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 124User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Fay Bainter, and Henry O'Neill in Jezebel (1938)
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    Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in Jezebel (1938)
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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Julie Marsden
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Preston Dillard
    George Brent
    George Brent
    • Buck Cantrell
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Amy Bradford Dillard
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Dr. Livingstone
    Fay Bainter
    Fay Bainter
    • Aunt Belle Massey
    Richard Cromwell
    Richard Cromwell
    • Ted Dillard
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • General Theopholus Bogardus
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Mrs. Kendrick
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Jean La Cour
    Gordon Oliver
    Gordon Oliver
    • Dick Allen
    Janet Shaw
    Janet Shaw
    • Molly Allen
    Theresa Harris
    Theresa Harris
    • Zette
    Margaret Early
    Margaret Early
    • Stephanie Kendrick
    Irving Pichel
    Irving Pichel
    • Huger
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Gros Bat
    • (as Eddie Anderson)
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    • Ti Bat
    • (as Stymie Beard)
    Lew Payton
    • Uncle Cato
    • (as Lou Payton)
    • Director
      • William Wyler
    • Writers
      • Clements Ripley(screen play)
      • Abem Finkel(screen play)
      • John Huston(screen play)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Following a quarrel with William Wyler, Bette Davis embarked on an affair with Henry Fonda that greatly increased tensions on the set. After a phone call from Fonda's pregnant wife, she called things off.
    • Goofs
      In the scene in which Julie is sewing her dress she hums "Beautiful Dreamer". The story takes place 1852-53 and "Beautiful Dreamer" wasn't written until 1864.
    • Quotes

      Buck Cantrell: I like my convictions undiluted, same as I do my bourbon.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits are blurred across the screen.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Time That Remains (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Raise a Ruckus
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

      Sung by Bette Davis and Servants

    User reviews124

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    8/10
    Bette at her Oscar-winning best
    They said that nobody was better than Bette than when she was bad and in "Jezebel" she is pretty rank, hardly batting an eye as she encourages her suitors to fight duels over her. This is the one in which she wears a red dress to the ball when it was the custom for unmarried young ladies to wear white. Naturally she not only scandalizes the town but loses her uptight fiancée (Henry Fonda, excellent) as well. Of course she redeems herself in the end but it takes a dose of Yellow Fever for her to do it.

    It was said she got the part as compensation for losing out on the role of Scarlett O'Hara and to make up for the slight she also got a (richly deserved) second Oscar. She's quite wonderful in the part as is Fay Bainter as her Aunt Belle, (Bainter also won an Oscar), and, as God is my witness, even George Brent is good this time round but then that great actor's director William Wyler was at the helm. It was, of course, a prestige production and John Huston was one of the three credited script writers and if the material was something of a sow's ear Wyler did manage to make a silk purse out of it.
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    FAQ9

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Bezstidna zena
    • Filming locations
      • Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,250,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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