What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Director: Robert Aldrich
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Runtime: 135 min
Release Date: October 31, 1962
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Cast
- Bette Davis - Baby Jane Hudson
- Joan Crawford - Blanche Hudson
- Victor Buono - Edwin Flagg
- Wesley Addy - Marty McDonald
- Julie Allred - Young Baby Jane Hudson
- Anne Barton - Cora Hudson
- Marjorie Bennett - Dehlia Flagg
- Bert Freed - Ben Golden
- Anna Lee - Mrs. Bates
- Maidie Norman - Elvira Stitt
Screenplay
- Henry Farrell (Novel)
- Lukas Heller (Screenplay)
Music: Frank De Vol
Cinematography: Ernest Haller
Editing: Michael Luciano
Production: The Associates & Aldrich Company
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $980,000
Original Language: en
Themes
Powerful Sisterhood Stories, Sibling Rivalry and Bitterness, Existential Dread and Questioning, Raging Insanity and Delusions, Psychological Breakdown and Descent into Madness
Keywords
beach, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, insanity, wheelchair, sister, aging, alcoholism, murder, hollywood, mental illness, invalid, former child star, ice cream, vaudeville
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- What is What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? about?
- A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
- Who directed What Ever Happened to Baby Jane??
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? was directed by Robert Aldrich.
- Who stars in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane??
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? stars Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy, Julie Allred, Anne Barton.
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- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? has a runtime of 2h 15m (135 minutes).
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- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a Drama, Horror, Thriller film.
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- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? had a budget of $980,000.
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- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane??
- The themes of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? include: Powerful Sisterhood Stories, Sibling Rivalry and Bitterness, Existential Dread and Questioning, Raging Insanity and Delusions, Psychological Breakdown and Descent into Madness.