Bette Davis credited as playing...
Baby Jane Hudson
- Blanche: Jane, do you remember when I first came back after the accident?
- Jane: You promised you wouldn't ever talk about that again.
- Blanche: I know I did. But I'm still in this chair. After all those years, I'm still in this chair. Doesn't that give you some kind of responsibility? Jane, I'm just trying to explain to you how things really are. You wouldn't be able to do these awful things to me if I weren't still in this chair.
- Jane: But you *are*, Blanche! You *are* in that chair!
- Jane: I don't want to talk about it! Everytime I think about something nice, you remind me of bad things. I only want to talk about the nice things.
- Jane: I'll bring in some tea. You like tea?
- Edwin Flagg: Oh, yes. I'm quite fond of tea. You must have guessed that I'm English.
- Jane: Oh, really? How nice for you.
- Jane: [Blanche is buzzing] Alright, Blanche Hudson! Miss big, fat movie star! Miss rotten, stinking actress! Press a button, ring a bell and you think the whole *damn* world comes running, don't you? Lunch, Miss Hudson? Why, certainly, Miss Husdon! I'm sure we can find something appropriate for you, Miss Hudson!
- Blanche: Did you have a nice drive?
- Jane: What are you talking about?
- Blanche: Nothing dear, I... it's been so long since you were out of the house I thought perhaps you had gone for a drive or something. You know I was thinking, it's ever so long since we had a talk, you know, a real talk about the future and everything. Jane, I didn't want you to be worried about the house, even if I do have to sell it, we'll still be together.
- Jane: Blanche you're not gonna sell this house. Daddy bought this house, and he bought it for me! You don't think I remember that, do you?
- Blanche: You're wrong, Jane. You've just forgotten. I bought this house for the two of us, when I signed my first contract.
- Jane: You don't think I remember anything, do you? There are a whole lot of things I remember. And you never paid for this house. Baby Jane Hudson made the money that paid for this house, that's who!
- Blanche: You don't know what you're saying.
- Jane: Blanche, you aren't ever gonna sell this house... and you aren't ever gonna leave it... either.
- Jane: You know, we're right back where we started. When I was on the stage you had to depend on me for everything. Even the food you ate came from me. Now you have to depend on me for your food again. So, you see, we're right back where we started.
- Blanche: Why are you doing this to me? Why?
- Jane: Doing what?
- Blanche: Making me afraid to eat. Trying to make me starve myself.
- Jane: Don't be silly. If you starve you die.
- Edwin Flagg: Oh, do you mean you're really - the - Baby Jane Hudson?
- Jane: Yes, I am! And I'm going to revive my act exactly as I used to do it. Of course, some of the arrangements will have to be brought up-to-date. Music changes so much, doesn't it? And you know they're desperate for new acts: television, Las Vegas, and all the clubs. Well, there are a lot of people who remember me. Lots of them!
- Edwin Flagg: I don't see how you could fail.
- Jane: I've written a letter to Daddy / His address is Heaven above / I've written "Dear Daddy, we miss you / And wish you were with us to love" / Instead of a stamp I put kisses / The postman says that's best to do / I've written a letter to Daddy / Saying "I love you" / Now when I'm very good, and do as I am told / I'm Mama's little angel and Papa says I'm good as gold / Now when I'm very bad and answer back and sass / Then I'm Mama's little devil, and Papa says I've got the brass / Now I wish that you would tell me / Cos I'm much too young to know...
- [Jane has just finished singing as an adult]
- Jane: [happily] You certainly can play, can't you?
- Edwin Flagg: [proudly] And you *certainly can* sing!
- Jane: Dehlia? Who's Dehlia?
- Edwin Flagg: You might not think it to look at her, but, she's my mother.
- Jane: [laughs] Oh, for a minute I thought you had a wife or a lady friend tucked away somewhere.
- Edwin Flagg: Oh, no! No. Oh, no. Nothing like that.