In the confusion, Eve is able to separate Karen from her better judgment, Margo from her fiancé and her high roost, and secure her own status as a sensational stage discovery. When Eve's devotion raises Margo's suspicions, Karen takes up 'the kid's' defense. Eve manages to charm Margo's best friend Karen into both an introduction and a job. She's a type everyone has met, the usurper who leapfrogs the merit path by exploiting a personal relationship, or who bags a plum assignment by intimidating key people. Innocent, organized and devoted, Eve Harrington turns out to be a master games-player, worming her way into the good graces of the Broadway clique and eventually clawing upward by deceitful means. Machiavellian critic Addison DeWitt agitates the situation, friendless but always in fine company. Their personal get-togethers turn into 'scenes,' and their fondness for cynicism is matched by an ironic susceptibility to phonies who talk a good line. Worry if working in Hollywood will compromise their talent. Aging star Margo Channing has doubts about her attractiveness - do her friends and fiancé love her, or the bigger-than-life persona she acts on and off-stage? The writers and directors are concerned about simply making a living and
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It starts like a drippy soap about personal sacrifice and the stage and then quickly opens into a full portrait of Broadway life, and then some. But when Eve moves in on Margo's career as well as the men in her life, only critic and fellow schemer Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) really knows what the 'innocent' Eve is up to.Īs well directed as it is, All About Eve remains a writer's picture. Becoming Margo's personal aide, Eve's dedication borders on the sinister, a fact first noticed by Margo's other personal associate, Birdie Coonan (Thelma Ritter).
Equally impressed are Margo's fiancé director Bill Sampson (Gary Merrill) her playwright, Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe) and Lloyd's wife Karen (Celeste Holm). With a sad story and sweet manners, stagestruck fan Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) charms and insinuates her way into the company of Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis).
There are at least six great roles here, with several actors doing the best work of their careers. Writer-director Joseph Mankiewicz's considerable talent is here for all to enjoy, especially his elaborate and overwritten witticisms that serve well as the language of high-toned stage folk.
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MankiewiczĪ favorite drama-fest, Bette Davis vehicle and security blanket for people in love with the theater, All About Eve is a classic that appeals to movie lovers and Oscar hounds. Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Marilyn Monroe,Īrt Direction George W. Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm,
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