USA, 1962
133m, 11,977 feet
35mm film, black and white
mono, English
An American horror film directed by Robert Aldrich.
Plot Summary
A former child star and her bitter sister live in a highly toxic and destructive relationship.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
© 1962 The Associates & Aldrich Company, Inc.
Seven Arts Productions presents an Associates and Aldrich production. Released thru Warner Bros.
Executive Producer: Kenneth Hyman
Produced by: Robert Aldrich
Screenplay by: Lukas Heller
Based on the Novel by: Henry Farrell
Photographed by: Ernest Haller
Film Editor: Michael Luciano
Music by: De Vol
Sound: Jack Solomon
Wardrobe Designer: Norma Koch
Make-up: Jack Obringer *, Monte Westmore *
Hairstyles: Florence Guernsey *, Peggy Shannon *
Special Effects: Donald Steward *
Art Director: William Glasgow
Casting Supervisor: Jack Murton
Cast
Bette Davis [Jane Hudson]
Joan Crawford [Blanche Hudson]
Victor Buono [Edwin Flagg]
Wesley Addy [Marty McDonald]
Julie Allred [Baby Jane]
Ann Barton [Cora Hudson]
Marjorie Bennett [Mrs Flagg]
Bert Freed [Ben Golden]
Anna Lee [Mrs Bates]
Maidie Norman [Elvira Stitt]
Dave Willock [Ray Hudson]
William Aldrich [lunch counter assistant at beach]
Ernest Anderson [Ernie]
Russ Conway [police officer]
Robert Cornthwaite [Dr Shelby]
Michael Fox [man in television commercial]
Gina Gillespie [young Blanche]
B.D. Merrill [Liza Bates]
Don Ross, James Seay, John Shay, Jon Sheppod, Peter Virgo [police officers]
Bobs Watson [newspaper clerk]
The singing voice of Debbie Burton
Alternative Titles
Ti apegine i Baby Jane? – Greece
Ce s-a întâmplat cu Baby Jane – Romania
Che bar sare Baby Jane amad? – Iran
Che fine ha fatto Baby Jane? – Italy
Co się zdarzyło Baby Jane? – Poland
Dieu Gi Da Xay Ra Voi Baby Jane? – Vietnam
Hva hendte med Baby Jane – Norway (alternative)
Hva hendte med Baby Jane? – Norway
Hvad blev der egentlig af Baby Jane? – Denmark
Kas nutiko Džeinei? – Lithuania
Küçük Bebeğe Ne Oldu? – Turkey
Mi történt Baby Jane-nel? – Hungary
Mitä tapahtui Baby Janelle – Finland (television)
Mitä tapahtui Baby Janelle? – Finland (television)
Mitä tapahtuikaan Baby Janelle? – Finland
Nani ga Jên ni Okottaka? – Japan
O que Aconteceu com Baby Jane? – Brazil (alternative)
¿Qué fue de Baby Jane? – Spain
¿Qué pasó con Baby Jane? – Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
O que Terá Acontecido a Baby Jane? – Brazil
Que Teria Acontecido a Baby Jane? – Portugal
Qu’est-il arrivé à Baby Jane? – Belgium (France), Canada (France), France
Vad hände med Baby Jane? – Finland (Swedish), Sweden
Was geschah wirklich mit Baby Jane? – Germany
Wat is er toch van Baby Jane terecht gekomen? – Belgium (Flemish)
Wat is er toch van Baby Jane terechtgekomen? – Netherlands
Τι απέγινε η Μπέιμπι Τζέιν – Greece
Какво се случи с Бейби Джейн? – Bulgaria
Что случилось с Бэби Джейн? – Russia
Шта се догодило са Беби Џејн? – Serbia
Що сталося з Бейбі Джейн? – Ukraine
何がジェーンに起ったか？ – Japan
兰闺惊变 – Chinese (Mandarin)
姊妹情仇 – Taiwan
Links
Remakes
Fahr zur Hölle, Schwester! (2002)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
Extracts included in
100 Years of Horror: Girl Ghouls (1996)
59th Annual Academy Awards (1987)
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Heroes & Villains (2003)
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Thrills: America’s Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001)
Bette Davis: Größer als das Leben (2017)
The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977)
House of Wax (2005)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
Precious Images (1986)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
References
Periodicals
- Amateur Cine World vol.6 no.1 (4 July 1963) p.26
- Castle of Frankenstein no.3 p.4 pp.28, 29
- Castle of Frankenstein no.4 p.6
- Castle of Frankenstein no.5 p.59
- Cinématographe no.113 (September 1985) p.62
- Classic Images no.279 (September 1998) p.41 – video review (Video tape reviews by Robert Klepper)
- The Daily Cinema no.8728 (22 February 1963) p.10
- Empire no.109 (July 1998) p.119 – video review (Video to buy by Giala Murray)
- Empire no.136 (October 2000) p.130 – video review (Video to buy by David Parkinson)
- Empire no.207 (September 2006) p.157 – DVD review (At Home/Reissues on DVD: Sister act by Kim Newman)
- Empire no.228 (June 2008) pp.133-139 – illustrated article (The catfight of the century by Helen O’Hara)
- The Film Daily vol.121 no.82 26 October 1962) p.7
- Film Review no.661 (September 2005) p.121 – DVD review (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?: Special Edition by Nikki Baughan)
- Film Review Special no.55 (Yearbook 2005) p.181 – DVD review (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? by Nikki Baughan)
- Filme vol.5 no.60 (March 1964) p.22
- Films and Filming vol.9 no.7 (April 1963) p.28
- Films in Review vol.13 no.10 (December 1962) p.622
- Films in Review vol.30 no.10 (December 1979) pp.603-612 – illustrated biography, filmography (An evening with Bette Davis by Alvin H. Marill)
- Kine Weekly no.2890 (21 February 1963) p.9
- The Listener vol.122 no.3136 (19 October 1989) p.40
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.30 no.353 (June 1963) p.81
- Motion Picture Herald vol.228 no.10 (14 November 1962) p.689
- Movie no.8 (April 1963) pp.6-7 – review (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? by Andrew Sarris
- Premiere vol.3 no.3 (November 1989) pp.66-72 – article (by Shaun Considine)
- Sight & Sound vol.16 no.11 (November 2006) p.93 – DVD review (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? by Matthew Leyland)
- Sight & Sound vol.32 no.3 (Summer 1963) p.118 – interview with Bette Davis (Meeting Baby Jane by Peter John Dyer).
- Variety 31 October 1962
Books
- 100 American Horror Films by Barry Keith Grant pp.195-196
- 500 Essential Cult Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Jennifer Eiss with J.P. Rutter and Steve White p.226 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
- Armchair Cinema: A History of Feature Films on British Television, 1929-1981 by Sheldon Hall p.301–2, 340, 375
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.150-151
- Caligari’s Children: The Film as Tale of Terror by Siegbert Solomon Prawer p.16, 180, 205
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.123, 151, 252
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III p.519
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.34-35 – illustrated credits, review
- House of Psychotic Women by Kier-La Janisse pp.190, 203, 257, 328, 426
- Movies of the 60s by Jürgen Müller pp.118-125 – illustrated review (by NM [Nils Meyer])
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee) p.534
Other sources
- BFI Southbank Guide August 2021 p.22 – illustrated listing
