Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) directs Joan Crawford in her Oscar-winning role in this film noir classic of the price of the “rags to riches” dream. Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, pulls herself up by her bootstraps and becomes the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain.
The Letter begins with a bang — literally — as Bette Davis’ character guns down a man in seemingly cold blood on a rubber plantation in Malaysia. Charged with murder, she shockingly pleads self-defense, and the drama shifts to a mysterious letter that may hold the key to the truth of the crime.
Lights, camera, HOT DOGS?! That’s right, darlings — join us for second annual Cinematheque’s Oscar Viewing Party at Tubby Bar on March 15 and experience Hollywood glamour, Calgary-style.
What is the price and worth of a person if not beauty? George Cukor and Joan Crawford answer this question in A Woman’s Face, a crime film noir drama that showcases Crawford’s dramatic abilities after years of largely mediocre roles. Crawford stars as Anna Holm, a terribly disfigured Swedish woman and small-time criminal in Stockholm.
What is the price and worth of a person if not beauty? George Cukor and Joan Crawford answer this question in A Woman’s Face, a crime film noir drama that showcases Crawford’s dramatic abilities after years of largely mediocre roles. Crawford stars as Anna Holm, a terribly disfigured Swedish woman and small-time criminal in Stockholm.
The most representative film of the “hag-ploitation” genre, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? famously cast two old-school divas, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, in what became a classic psychological horror thriller. Former child star Baby Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) lives with her sister Blanche (Joan Crawford), a former Hollywood queen. Bound by mutual love and hate, Baby Jane’s increasing madness leads to shocking consequences.
