A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total
Katharine Alexander
- Miss Trask
- (as Katherine Alexander)
Tod Andrews
- Dr. Dan Regan
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Morgan Brown
- Drugstore Soda Jerk
- (uncredited)
James Carlisle
- Concert Audience Member
- (uncredited)
David Clyde
- William
- (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
- Celestine
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe biggest box office hit of Bette Davis's career.
- GoofsWhen Charlotte confronts Jerry in front of the fireplace about "The most conventional, pretentious, pious speech...", a crew member is visible in the mirror of the fireplace and quickly backs out of view.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Charlotte Vale: Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Summer of '42 (1971)
- SoundtracksNight and Day
(1932) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Played offscreen on piano at the pre-concert party
Featured review
Not A Fan Of Soaps, But I Like This!
This was surprisingly good. I say "surprising" because I am not a man who likes soap operas and that's what I expected here from everything I had read about this film. The only reason I obtained it was that it was part of a 3-pack Bette Davis collection and I wanted a DVD of "The Letter."
Well, this turned out to be a very interesting and gratifying story. No, I still didn't like the corny - and adulterous (which Hollywood loves to glamorize) - love affair between Davis and married man Paul Henreid. However, I did enjoy the ugly duckling-turned-beauty story that featured Davis tolerating her nasty mother and then using her experiences to help another young lady who was suffering from a similar inferiority complex.
Gladys Cooper was outstanding as the irritating, brutal mother. Janis Wilson was the young girl helped in the end by Davis. Wilson overacts something fierce but the message is so nice and the sentimentality so caring that you put up with the kid's performance.
Claude Raines also was likable as the psychologist. He had a number of good lines in this film. The movie was nicely filmed and looks particularly good on the DVD transfer with attractive grays completing the black-and-white.
Well, this turned out to be a very interesting and gratifying story. No, I still didn't like the corny - and adulterous (which Hollywood loves to glamorize) - love affair between Davis and married man Paul Henreid. However, I did enjoy the ugly duckling-turned-beauty story that featured Davis tolerating her nasty mother and then using her experiences to help another young lady who was suffering from a similar inferiority complex.
Gladys Cooper was outstanding as the irritating, brutal mother. Janis Wilson was the young girl helped in the end by Davis. Wilson overacts something fierce but the message is so nice and the sentimentality so caring that you put up with the kid's performance.
Claude Raines also was likable as the psychologist. He had a number of good lines in this film. The movie was nicely filmed and looks particularly good on the DVD transfer with attractive grays completing the black-and-white.
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- Nov 13, 2005
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $10,390
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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