Bette Davis--"With Malice Toward One," Frances Bavier, Maudie Prickett, 1957 TV

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Bette Davis stars as struggling writer in "With Malice Toward One," a half-hour TV drama from 1957, co-starring John Baragrey, Frances Bavier and Maudie Prickett.

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@callicordova4066 3 жыл бұрын

This is a real treat, from the star and Francis Bavier, to the ending to this story, her tearing up the letter. Go Bette!

@jessiejames7492 2 жыл бұрын

i read somewhere she never married but was kind to many cats which she kept. she died alone. sad . dont know how true

@poetcomic1 Жыл бұрын

@@jessiejames7492 She was very difficult even on the Griffith show and then cut herself off. Had mental problems.

@jessiejames7492 Жыл бұрын

@@poetcomic1 wonder what caused it

@georgiaclapham9204 Жыл бұрын

@@jessiejames7492 Bette Davis was actually married four times and had three children, one of whom, BD Hyman, wrote a derogatory book about Bette, "My Mother's Keeper". Bette never forgave her. She was very fond of her personal assistant Kathryn Sernak who was with her to the end and became a kind of substitute daughter.

@raymond.duncan Жыл бұрын

I totally agree. Tearing up the letter was one final surprise twist, and totally believable. TV was once a rich source of quality entertainment, unlike today. As always, Miss Davis was superb.

@poetcomic1 Жыл бұрын

"Very unconvincing wouldn't you say." Great Bette Davis exit line. The whole last scene is a total treat for any of her fans.

@ginamitembe8935 2 жыл бұрын

WHAT a woman and a brilliant actress!!!! THEY don't make them like you late Bettie Davis !!🌟⭐💖 Thank you for reminding us how clean and professional it used to be!!

@mauritiusdunfagel9473 3 жыл бұрын

no matter the venue, Ms. Davis certainly shines.

@kathrynbriley4299 3 жыл бұрын

Bette was the best! I love her walk. She was a great actress, unlike the ones today!

@deniselennon3372 3 жыл бұрын

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@SK-nd7db 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way the men stood up as soon as Bette stood up. Class!

@cindirose3390 Жыл бұрын

Wonder why that custom had to disappear in USA

@theloquaciouslady Жыл бұрын

@@cindirose3390 Why should men have to show that kind of respect to women when 90% of American women are self-absorbed, bitter, cynical, manhating c**ts? That custom ended when women started treating men like monsters.

@SK-nd7db 5 ай бұрын

In answer to cindirose3390 question, I think womens liberation movement killed it !

@evergreenthuja5275 2 жыл бұрын

Bette Davis: Beware of Her Bark AND Her Bite ! 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 Acting Perfection !

@farrellmcnulty909 3 жыл бұрын

I love that his name is Brandisher, which is exactly what Bette Davis is doing with that gun.

@cecilev.9253 Жыл бұрын

"I don't worry to be a writer, I AM a writer" says Bette Davis's character. This line is all about her. She is not afraid to be an actress, she IS an actress. Smart, courageous, audacious, wonderful, self derision and so much more..

@SaxonC 3 жыл бұрын

At the end the few notes of music was from her famous movie, “Now, Voyager”

@frankbray9416 3 жыл бұрын

Davis was wonderful. 1950s America was really buttoned-up tight, with a lot of hidden, simmering emotions just below the surface, and this drama conveys that perfectly.

@jhaychylla 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't around then, but you bring up a good point of observation...it sure seems that way.

@EastSide-qc5oy Жыл бұрын

And its interesting how some of the entertainment of the era examined and reflected it, and audiences recognized and responded to it. They knew it about themselves and the times they were living in.

@jakebluethunder 2 жыл бұрын

As with anything Ms. Davis is in, one can't help but to be mesmerized every moment she's on screen.

@lilymarie4030 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! I can imagine Bette actually pulling a stunt like that. She was the greatest!!!

@debbiebowles7001 2 жыл бұрын

Yes... On Joan Crawford! 😂😂😂

@jhaychylla 3 жыл бұрын

Wow....this was REALLY good. It started a little slow, but the end was memorable. She taught that arrogant snob a lesson. Bette Davis was worth more than her weight in gold to Hollywood. She delivered here, as she always has. R.i.p. Ms Davis.

@Krampus360 9 ай бұрын

👏👏👏She who laughs last, laughs longest. Convincing technique and classy ending. He will never forget the lesson she taught him. 🤣

@tammyfayalexis7146 Жыл бұрын

In my humble opinion Bette is the best actress ever!

@SBecktacular 7 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@johndepalma6657 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone notice at 23:00 and again at 23:21 the six notes in the back ground music are the same as the theme from Now Voyager!

@nicolaurion7050 Жыл бұрын

A perfect tribute to this great star.

@judd442009 3 жыл бұрын

15:01 "He took the work I loved and threw it in my face like a piece of trash. And so I shot him. It was just as simple as that." (One of the best lines of the play.)

@colleenkennedy 3 жыл бұрын

Bette is missed. One real talented person.

@williamgreeby8953 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody is a critic, a premiere star!! of Hollywood golden age !! We love you Bette still after almost 100 years ❤️❤️❤️

@MCV-xg7kc 3 жыл бұрын

Dang, I’m nearly 105!

@zeldasmith6154 2 жыл бұрын

The greatest. Can't look away or go to the kitchen when she's on the screen. She listens so we'll.

@joaobraga9425 Жыл бұрын

E a maior estrela de todos tempos viva Bette Davis

@maureentuohy8672 11 ай бұрын

Man!!!! No one like Bette! She was the Queen. I was a little girl in the golden days of TV. People today have no idea what they are missing.

@merryquantagency2731 3 жыл бұрын

My goodness! This story is one of a kind! Bette Davis' acting truly epic!

@jackiekidwell5004 3 жыл бұрын

In spite of very little makeup, Bette Davis has seldom looked lovelier or more vibrant than in this episode, she reminds me a great deal of Barbara Bates in this show. 😄😄😃😃😀😀

@viktoriaironpride4977 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Miss Davis was not unattractive, but as she always said she was an actress, and she gave over herself to her roles and didn't mind looking awful if it advanced her role.

@TheSuperHarrygeorge 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant.

@franklesser5655 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like Aunt Bea worked away from Mayberry before going to live with Andy and Opie there.

@jaygatz4335 3 жыл бұрын

And Rosie from Hazel before working for the Baxters!

@Marcel_Audubon 3 жыл бұрын

That's Aunt Bee to you!

@carolynnewyork6919 Жыл бұрын

Bette Davis,was one of America's greatest actresses 2 grace film. She was remarkable . We till this day miss this level of art. Those were the days.

@bootsnsaddle8289 2 жыл бұрын

Miss Davis was 51 here. Still beautiful as all get out !!

@xxx380xxx 9 ай бұрын

That Betty Davis walk at the end! What splendid actress.

@nategreen2670 3 жыл бұрын

I was glued to the screen. Betty Davis soo amazing. from ANN

@rosemariemcgowan6388 Жыл бұрын

My fav actress Bette x

@englishincontext4025 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely terrific. Makes all the CGI rubbish which passes as cinema these days pale into comparison. Great actress.

@bevharris3105 3 жыл бұрын

oooh how I loved that!

@poetcomic1 Жыл бұрын

This would have been a GREAT Alfred Hitchcock half hour show.

@maxlinder5262 9 ай бұрын

She is so trim .... Always the best acting...!!!😊

@rogeruscila2144 Жыл бұрын

Very unusual story. This was some class TV.

@pv175 3 жыл бұрын

I’m only 45 but I’m madly in love with her.

@Marcel_Audubon 3 жыл бұрын

she was only 49 here

@nancycurtis488 9 ай бұрын

She would LOVE that….I am sure. One of the most wonderful actresses of all time. I miss her. I quote her every once in a while myself. Was always proud to share her last name.

@nancycurtis488 9 ай бұрын

Perfection! Can’t believe I have never seen this before.

@lonestar1637 3 жыл бұрын

That voice❤️❤️

@Prof.Tarfeather 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a great script! She really taught him a lesson in humility. Making him see her story could be non fiction and scaring the crap out if him at the same time! Wonder if he wet his pants? The best part is when she tears the letter up.

@radiantmessenger3369 9 ай бұрын

What a good story, and very believable! Bette was great, as always, and friggin Aunt Bea 🐝 is always so good! An homage to the Now Voyager theme 🎶 at the end 👍👍

@IrvONeil-fn6cp 3 жыл бұрын

Entertaining! Thanks for posting. Good story. In several scenes, Bette Davis captures well the lonely melancholy an aspiring writer can feel.

@frankcarter7146 Жыл бұрын

Another great performance from Bette Davis.

@rosamundg. Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you

@user-uc4yu6hd3y 9 ай бұрын

Bette Davis is amazing as always loved the twist at the end

@sincerelylavender6147 3 жыл бұрын

Wow What a twister! Good story...

@dafinker3443 3 жыл бұрын

B D IS THE VERY GREATEST. EVER ♥️

@JustMe-mp8on Жыл бұрын

I don't think I've ever seen a better actress or actor than Bette Davis. I liked the ending of this, too.

@miapdx503 Жыл бұрын

They could have named this "A Writer's Revenge." Well done.🌹

@PetroicaRodinogaster264 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite films of all time is Now, Voyager. It starred B D and she is fabulous. She was very pretty when she started out as a young actress. She had, after all...Bette Davis eyes!

@davidmayhew8083 3 жыл бұрын

Always wise to lock your doors...

@JeanneGuarnieri-vs7zn Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

@Tmanaz480 3 жыл бұрын

On voices alone this is pure gold.

@markharris8809 2 жыл бұрын

OK, so I've watched four or five of these old TV shows starring Crawford & Davis. This is the best I've seen, so far.

@aeichler 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Tallulah Bankhead in "Eyes of a Stranger," also on KZfaq.

@sandrasatterfield8983 3 жыл бұрын

She is amazing

@rutheliz75 3 жыл бұрын

I am sure she got her point across ! Thanks for posting.

@clydewatkins7712 2 жыл бұрын

This was great wonderful. Ms. Davis is a Legend and will always be.

@sararichardson737 Жыл бұрын

Betty Davis! Unalloyed . Brilliant. Thanks for posting

@carolynek1875 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic!!

@nawlinsman 2 жыл бұрын

This scene was so convincing. I was cracking up when she told him that the gun was just a toy.

@Fred-mp1vf 10 ай бұрын

22:25 Of course, if the gun is fake, it won't have cartridges at all. And he could have easily disarmed her, as close as she was.(19:30)

@collenekennedy 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this somewhere on KZfaq tooooo long ago because I forgot the ending! Thank you for posting! I saw a hint of Jane Hudson with one of her smiles and I could swear there was a "tinge" of Now Voyager in one spot in the music!

@JudgeJulieLit 3 жыл бұрын

Yes to those hints and tinges. Bette would play Baby Jane Hudson just five years later.

@chasmarkcooke 3 жыл бұрын

U r correct! Music from Now Voyager!

@PetroicaRodinogaster264 3 жыл бұрын

NV my fave movie of hers. luv it

@louisescanlon7478 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Allen. Thank you so much for this. It was great. There is NO ONE LIKE BETT DAVIS. SHE IS MY FAVOURATE ACTRESS .SUCH A STRONG A WOMAN. TAKE CARE. 🤗⚘🤗⚘🤗⚘🤗⚘

@alonzochurch3194 3 жыл бұрын

This is a good script and a good big star performance. BD’s performance is also more layered than you might think. You might think she’s a little OTT in the second half. I think she’s tipping her hand on how this story ends.

@halimaalhiane9284 2 ай бұрын

Bette Davis is the best and greatest actress that ever lived

@Tedbb1 3 жыл бұрын

It's Aunt Bea!!

@JudgeJulieLit 3 жыл бұрын

Here her home ec and auntily fussbudgetry over Bette was a perfect audition for the Andy Griffith Show.

@ArtfulService Жыл бұрын

Him: “You’re a woman. You’re upset”.... no kidding, Sherlock...”Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” -William Congreve

@JeanneGuarnieri-vs7zn Жыл бұрын

Sign it. Put it on the edge of the desk. Now... the jokes on you little boy

@tsnap6295 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap this was AMAZING

@cobolsaurus 8 ай бұрын

I found this info about the actor who plays the editor: John Baragrey was an American film, television, and stage actor who appeared in virtually every dramatic television series of the 1950s and early 1960s. Baragrey gained early acting experience in stock theater, beginning in 1946 when he joined a stock company headed by José Ferrer. His other stock work included the Bucks County Playhouse, Philadelphia's Playhouse in the Park, and Westport Country Playhouse. On stage, in films, and especially on television, he teamed up with many of the leading ladies of the era, including Rita Hayworth, Jane Wyman, Jane Powell, Anne Bancroft, Judith Anderson, Tallulah Bankhead, Dolores del Río, and Bette Davis. Yet today he is virtually forgotten, partly because so much of his work was in early television, and many of the tapes of these shows have been lost or were never even recorded.

@EYE_GOTCHA 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the info! I was just thinking to myself that I don’t remember him at all.

@avalonalabama 3 жыл бұрын

OMG it's Aunt Bee with Miss Davis.

@claireboulton8725 3 ай бұрын

Cant get enough of Bette l love her laugh

@justme-tj3jt 8 ай бұрын

This was an anazing discovery. Thanks for the upload :)

@roziakibli4490 Жыл бұрын

I see this short film once a day at least. It is a phenomenal piece of work as only Bette Davis can bring forth. Awesome acting and marvelous to watch. ❤❤❤

@zoyablake9538 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

@mclenachan 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant story!

@leewyman9626 9 ай бұрын

Simply put. She was in a class of her own.

@53pittmanjt 3 жыл бұрын

Great story!

@Freya-bs5tx 3 жыл бұрын

Bam, Gotcha 😅🤣😂

@ImperfectlyhappytobemeMichelle 2 жыл бұрын

Wow great plot! Love Bette Davis

@corallewis3093 22 күн бұрын

What a treat for us!

@Marcel_Audubon 3 жыл бұрын

*nobody* messes with Bette, you little pipsqueek!!

@malajemm 2 жыл бұрын

Wow.....first time seeing this one....Bette is absolutely incredible here. Thank you for putting these up.

@bquietsouhear 5 ай бұрын

Omyheart!❤ I didn't want that to end! I wanted to see his reaction to his torn up letter!❤❤❤

@chrissyrose9318 3 жыл бұрын

I love it !

@jonbon8598 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Maudie Prickett😍

@Oceanusnovas-um2zf Ай бұрын

Bette Davis didn't play. She knows how to get revenge and make you look like a fool. She was such a courageous Aries movie star diva on and off the stage. I have the same middle name as she did. I love her and Joan Crawford.

@jrbaskind 3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy, she got him good!

@Dathan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this clip.

@rmp9417 9 ай бұрын

Only 49 when she filmed this

@bbrown333 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Alan!

@jasbegs1258 2 жыл бұрын

That was good, thanks for sharing

@lindabohl2454 9 ай бұрын

Nice!❤ thanks!

@leedawson5615 6 ай бұрын

Most enjoyable👏

@roychefets6961 3 жыл бұрын

Another great post, Alan!

@mcraig1969 Жыл бұрын

Gold!!! Oh for the days of great writers and even greater actors and actresses! Bette Davis RIP.

@donmateo3728 Жыл бұрын

IT IS ALL...ALL---about the unsung heroes...THE WRITERS! who consistently wrote about US and our problem...THE HUMAN CONDITION.

@caligullion2160 Ай бұрын

Bette Davis never lost her posh transatlantic accent.

@maryowen1722 Жыл бұрын

Great plot ending!!!!

@susanjon8119 10 ай бұрын

Aunt B was a wonderful surprise

@robertd.carver6240 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@melanie_luv2_sew Жыл бұрын

Ah Ha Ha Ha Haaa! And Bette Davis for the win.

@TheSuperHarrygeorge 9 ай бұрын

I guessed the gun was a dud when she went to a toy shop with the dolls pram in the window.

@elizabethfacchinetti9726 2 жыл бұрын

Wondeeful!

@bettyprettyprincess Ай бұрын

Wish it was longer

@fanorama1 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, Aunt Bea..