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Warner Brothers Pictures Inc v Nelson [1937] 1 KB 209 was a judicial decision of the English courts relating to the contract of employment between the actress Bette Davis (who was sued under her married name) and Warner Bros.
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...
Roast: Bette Davis Herself ABC's Wide World of Entertainment: Hostess of "Warner Bros. Movies: A 50 Year Salute" 1974 Hello Mother, Goodbye! (unsold pilot) Teresa Mullen Peter H. Hunt: The 28th Annual Tony Awards: Herself (Presenter: Best Actor in a Play) 1975 Parkinson Episode #5.8 Herself 1976: The Mike Douglas Show Episode broadcast March 19
Jezebel is a 1938 American romantic drama film released by Warner Bros. and directed by William Wyler. [2] It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, supported by George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Richard Cromwell and Fay Bainter. The film was adapted by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston and Robert Buckner from the 1933 play by ...
The production of Beyond the Forest experienced several director-star contretemps that influenced Vidor's and Davis' evaluation of the film upon its completion. [5]Film historian David Melville suggests that Warner Brothers offered Bette Davis, the aging seventeen-year veteran of the studio, the role of Rosa Moline anticipating she would reject the project, a move that would allow executives ...
Bette Davis initially turned down the script, but Warner Bros. studio production chief Hal B. Wallis convinced her she could make something special out of the character, who had been inspired by one of Davis' idols, actress Jeanne Eagels. [1]
20,000 Years in Sing Sing is the only screen pairing of Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy. They wanted to work together for another film but never had the opportunity, although they did both appear on a radio version of Dark Victory in 1940. Tracy, under contract to Fox Film Corporation, was lent to Warner Bros. for the film.
June Bride was the penultimate Warner Brothers film for Bette Davis. In 1949, Davis made Beyond the Forest against her will and after the film was completed, she and Warner Brothers parted company after eighteen years. Davis reprised her role of Linda Gilman in an August 29, 1949, Lux Radio Theatre broadcast co-starring James Stewart as Carey ...