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Hush... Hush Sweet Charlotte
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte
Actors: Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway
Director: Robert Aldrich
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense
NR     2008     2hr 13min

This is the tale of a wealthy southern spinster Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) who lives with her eccentric maid (Agnes Moorehead) in a decaying southern mansion, shunned by the townsfolk after the mysterious axe-murder of...  more »

     

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Actors: Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway
Director: Robert Aldrich
Creators: Joseph F. Biroc, Robert Aldrich, Michael Luciano, Walter Blake, Henry Farrell, Lukas Heller
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense
Sub-Genres: Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD - Black and White,Widescreen - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 04/08/2008
Original Release Date: 01/01/1964
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1964
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 2hr 13min
Screens: Black and White,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 8
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 5/31/2022...
Not a fan of B & Ws but this was masterfully done! Bette Davis, Mary Astor, Joseph Cotten and others shined in this. A must watch!

Movie Reviews

Hush Hush, only if we get a DVD
C. A. Luster | Burke, VA USA | 10/31/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Bette Davis had a remarkable career. She is by far one of the best actresses that I have ever seen. She was capable of a range of emotions. "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" is a wonderful example of the other end of the spectrum from this movie. This movie shows how she could be the victim and appealing to our sympathy. In Baby Jane she is deliciously evil. If you like this you must see the other. This movie is psychologically scary and not bad in the physical scary department either.

Olivia de Havilland does a wonderful job of playing a manipulative and overbearing cousin. A far cry from her role in "Gone with the Wind". Agnes Moorehead as a poor self-sacrificing servant is amazing. I always liked her work, but she should have got an academy award for her portrayal here. For that matter all three actresses should have gotten awards. Ask fans of classic movies and they will tell you this is up there near the top. Fans of Bette Davis or Olivia de Havilland should definitely snap this up when it comes out on DVD. I refuse to pay this price for a VHS. Besides with "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" out on DVD for just fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents I can't believe they won't follow suit and release this one as well."
"YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP HOGS AWAY FROM THE TROUGH!"
CHUCK WEST | 11/30/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

""HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE" is my 3rd favorite movie ever. My 2 favorite are Joan Crawford films. I agree with the other reviewer. As great an actress as Joan Crawford was, she would not have been the BEST Miriam. Olivia de Havilland's brilliance in the role of Miriam is the way she played with understatement. That's what makes the psychological abuse inflicted on Charlotte so chilling...Miriam is unbelievably believable right up to the very last. Had Joan Crawford gotten into a power struggle via the camera, the whole film would have suffered. She would have had to keep too much charisma, strength, and presence pumping to hold her own with Bette Davis (which she was ENTIRELY CAPABLE OF DOING). Someday, if it still exists, 20th Century-Fox Video would be able to make a mint by releasing the unreleased film footage shot with Joan Crawford. Agnes Moorehead is excellent as Velma Ca--rothers: "Shooo-weeee! She ain't nothin' but a chiiiiiild..." This is my favorite Bette Davis performance (a close tie with "Deception" from 1946). Joseph Cotton's and Mary Astor's roles could have been walked through by just about anyone, so you can't blame the actors. All in all, you just can't beat "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" for putting the "fun" back into dysfunctional family reunions. Show it at YOUR next one! Hopefully, 20th Century-Fox Video or Key Video will get around to repackaging this title soon. The box artwork has not changed since...well, since about 1964!"
About Bloody Time!!!
P. B. Reynolds | North Carolina | 05/31/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Whew!!! Here's a great film that took ages to finaly make it to the DVD format. Hey Fox, what took you guys so long?! Oh well, it doesn't matter. At least it's finally here.

This is the film that single-handedly transformed my perception of what an "old" film could be. I remember when I was thirteen years old (1996) and I caught this one on AMC on a stormy evening. By the fantastic staircase confrontation scene between Velma (Agnes Moorehead) and the sinister Cousin Miriam (Olivia DeHavilland, the movie had absolutely grabbed me by the eyeballs and wouldn't let go. I was captivated. I've had a lifelong love affair with older suspense films such as this one ever since, and this particular masterpiece is still my all-time favorite film.

If you've got a young person in your family who wonders why people are always talking about the "Golden Age" of film, you just pop this baby into the DVD player and let those young'uns learn a thing or two. If they're anything like me, they'll fall in love."