When a womans twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in. Bette davis in her greatest of all her triumphs a twin takes her deceased sisters place as wife of the man they both love. A stolen life bette davis glenn ford dane clark 1946 a new england artist bette davis takes the place and the husband glenn ford of her twin sister who has drowned. Bette davis and glenn ford in movie art for the film a stolen life. Bette davis the official licensing site of bette davis. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Biography the official licensing site of bette davis.
The film was produced, and directed by curtis bernhardt with a supporting of, dane clark, walter brennan, charles ruggles, and bruce bennett. Her twin sister pat also davis is a flamboyant, manhungry manipulator. A fascinating sex, drugs, and rocknroll compilation, its major focus on drugrelated news stories of the time is rounded out by segments on these other topics of interest to. Break up the separate themes of this film and i suppose you could have at least three separate movies, so adventurous is the life of the unadventurous character katie bosworth, played by. The iconic actress portrays twin sisters kate and pat. A stolen life 1946, bernhardt occupies a very special place in the davis canon. Bette davis plays twins in this live radio play, reprising her roles of the 1946 film a stolen life. When pat drowns, kate grabs her chance to steal her sisters identity and husband. Bette davis and glenn ford in movie art for the film a stolen life, 1946. Starring bette davis, glenn ford, available at sunday internet movie poster. Starting out on stage, davis began her film career in 1931 with a small part in bad sister. Stream these bette davis movies if you cant get enough of. April 5, 1908 october 6, 1989 was an american actress of film, television and theater. A stolen life by elaine lennon volume 16, issue 910 october 2012 33 minutes 8186 words bette davis was a star of the first order with a duality about her persona which was serially and successfully exploited by writers and directors throughout her long career.
Rosas secret lover, a corporate businessman from the windy city, keeps reeling her. May 4, 2014 a stolen life 1946 is one of those movies that does not seem to equal the sum total of its parts, but its parts are interesting. With bette davis, glenn ford, dane clark, walter brennan. How bette davis became a hollywood icon by refusing to conform at every turn. How bette davis became a hollywood icon by refusing to. Davis plays kate, a gentle and introspective aspiring artist.
A stolen life bette davis directed by curtis bernhardt. Academy award winner bette davis stars in a dual role as twin sistersone sweet and demure, the other scheming and philandering. Bette davis twins a stolen life live radio performance 55. A stolen life 1946 reserved kate bosworth bette davis returns home to cape cod to work on her painting, and meets and falls in love with young engineer bill emerson glenn ford, who is. Tags tcm turner classic movies twinning twins evil twins bette davis glenn ford a stolen life. Bette davis plays twin sisters kate and patricia bosworth. In a picturesque new england town katie meets handsome lighthouse inspector bill emerson glenn ford. In this romantic melodrama, bette davis plays twin sisters for the first time she would do so again in 1964s dead ringer. Oh in keeping with this theme please see sleuthand im not gonna say another word about that film because, well, you knowjust see it.
Although she had little money, her mother, ruthie, sent bette and her sister to boarding school. Eastern a stolen life bette davis, glenn ford, dane clark, charlie ruggles, bruce bennett, walter brennan. Based on the 1935 novel, a stolen life by karel josef benes. Rent the great lie 1941 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Upon graduating cushing academy, bette enrolled in john murray andersons dramatic school. She played twins twice a stolen life, dead ringerbecause one bette is. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. In attempting to save davis, bette winds up with the wedding ring. A stolen life is a 1946 american drama film starring bette davis, who also produced, and directed by curtis bernhardt. Its a dazzling balancing act and davis puts every step exactly right. The supporting cast includes glenn ford, dane clark, peggy knudsen, charlie ruggles, and bruce bennett formerly herman brix. A truly classic bette davis performance in a film that got. Originally published in 1962, the lonely life is legendary silver screen actress bette daviss lively and riveting account of her life, loves, and marriagesnow in ebook for the first time, and updated with an afterword she wrote just before her death. Now, voyager meets bill emerson glenn fordgilda, blackboard.
With a career spanning 60 years and 100 acting credits, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in hollywood history. Bette davis was born ruth davis on april 5, 1908 in lowell, massachusetts. Stream these bette davis movies if you cant get enough of feud. Davis is about 5to10 years too old for role of rosa moline, wife of a wellmeaningbutpenniless doctor, residing in a small wisconsin town with starryeyed dreams of living in chicago. A stolen life by curtis bernhardt curtis bernhardt, bette. May 4, 2014 a stolen life 1946 is one of those movies that does not seem to equal the. It turns out bette davis made not one, but two, movies where she plays twins. When a womans twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before. In each section here at classic movie favorites we like to highlight films that are the best or important for the actress or actor. A stolen life 1946, a remake of an earlier picture by the same name that had been produced by paramount only seven years earlier starring elisabeth bergner in the twins role, was nominated for a.
Just before her tenth birthday, bettes father, harlow, left the family. A stolen life stars two bette davises in one grand, heartwrenching melodrama. This collection was recorded by michael aldrich from bay area television stations between the years of 1986 and 2006. Over a long career spanning six decades, she had made appearances in several successful and top grossing films, such as the man who played god 1932. Katie is the goodhearted aspiring artist while pat is the evil twin who steals her man. A stolen life was the first movie produced by bette davis production company b. The film was based on a novel which had been the basis for a 1939 british film starring elisabeth bergner. Quotes of the studio executives four compliments a year, we never would have asked for so much money. A stolen life 1946 curtis bernhardt, bette davis, glenn ford, dane clark march 17, 2019 kate bosworth and her twin sister patricia fall in love with nantucket lighthouse inspector bill emerson. Actors are complete suckers for good parts, you know, and just saying, you did a good job, bette. When a womans twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man. A stolen life 1946 airedale dogs, a stolen life, horses and dogs. A melodrama featuring bette davis playing twin sisters, one of whom takes the place of her twin after her death. Released 1946, a stolen life stars bette davis, glenn ford, dane clark, walter brennan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put.
To continue viewing content on, please sign in with your existing account or subscribe. A stolen life 1946 dvdr bette davis, glenn ford full screen a stolen life warner brothers, one sheet x drama. A stolen life 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. Bette davis is doubly wonderful in her double role. Below are the films that are featured in this section. Bette davis in a stolen life is a great 1946 drama film costarring glenn ford about two twin sisters who are as different as they possibly could be. Rent the great lie 1941 starring bette davis and george brent on dvd and bluray.
She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from. Kate bosworth davis is a sincere, demure girl and talented artist. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. A stolen life 1946 curtis bernhardt, bette davis, glenn. Ruth elizabeth bette davis was a famous american film, television and theatre actress.
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