CLASSIC MOVIE REVIEW: Bette Davis in JEZEBEL from STEVE HAYES: Tired Old Queen at the Movies

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CLASSIC MOVIE REVIEW: Steve celebrates Thanksgiving with JEZEBEL! Bette Davis sets fire to the screen and goes on to Oscar glory for the second time in William Wyler’s classic tale of the old South; “Jezebel” (1938). Directed with consummate skill by William Wyler, it was the first of the three films they made together. With able support from Henry Fonda, George Brent and Fay Bainter in an Oscar winning role as Bette’s sympathetic aunt, it’s as close to Scarlett O’Hara as Davis would get and she gives it all she’s got.
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@j.louisv.123 6 жыл бұрын

Who in the hell is this Steve Hayes ??? My God he's a character. He deserves his own show on Netflex,, or something BIG. His personality is too awesome for such a small screen as such KZfaq !

@bl6797 4 жыл бұрын

He had a big memorable part in the movie...”Trick” it’s a great movie! He plays a gay drama teacher friend of the film’s star.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks f so much for the lovely compliments and for watching! Don't forget to push the "Like" button. It really helps!.

@sterlingross919 4 жыл бұрын

He IS big! It’s the PICTURES that got small!

@tonyhayes4980 3 жыл бұрын

J. Louis V. He should be a national treasure

@emmaduncan2991 5 жыл бұрын

Steve's Bette Davis impersonation is nothing less than stellar!

@tonynegron1927 4 жыл бұрын

😆 Yes!

@blessOTMA 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@orlandocordova8818 4 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😅😁!

@TheSharron Жыл бұрын

Oh my dear God…when she knelt down in that white dress,she was a vision of pure loveliness.I’ve always loved this woman.She always gave a top notch performance…even when they handed her “crappy rolls”.Rest in peace,sweet Bette,you are sorely missed.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Her movies with Wyler are three of her very best; "The Letter", The Little Foxes" and " Jezebel". Breathtaking work. Thanks for watching! Steve

@LA_HA Жыл бұрын

That's nothing to that look Henry Fonda's character gave her after she slapped him. I felt that cold stare from Decades away

@poetcomic1 Жыл бұрын

I don't know about you but I forgave her AT ONCE, red dress, slap and everything.

@MaoRuiqi 9 жыл бұрын

The only thing disappointing about this channel is the lack of viewers for the one of the best personalities ever! Alternatively, i feel like i belong to a special club with just a few others who are epicureans of old movies and great story tellers! You are simply FABULOUS!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

You are THE BEST! Thanks for watching! To everyone readuing this, don't forget to push the "Like" button. It really helps!.

@MsKK909 4 жыл бұрын

@ RICHARD DAMROW Do what I do.... share with friends and post on SM. You’re doing both your friends and Steve a favor.

@orlandocordova8818 4 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@fredhaseney5920 9 жыл бұрын

Steve, your movie reviews are priceless; your sense of humor, acting skills, delivery and production techniques deliver!

@orlandocordova8818 4 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@conrad152 9 жыл бұрын

Steve you are simply wonderful.

@briandelaney9710 2 жыл бұрын

Steve Hayes is the best. He needs 3 shows! I always roar at his Bette impression

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 2 жыл бұрын

Three shows!!! Wow! You really know how to work an Old Queen! Not complaining! On the contrary, I'm Delighted! Steve

@carlamalick6831 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve and Johnny. Have really enjoyed your videos on these beautiful classic movies. Steve, hope you are still out there using your talents to entertain. You are a gem in your own right. Shine on you crazy diamond. ❤

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

You are too kind and thank you very much! I am. I just started doing my one- person show as Alfred Hitchcock called " STEVE HAYES; With A "HITCH". It's gone over very well and I'm hoping to tour with it. Ya gotta' keep re-inventing yourself. So nice of you to inquire and I hope you have lovely holidays! Best Wishes; Steve

@kylemichelsullivan9860 9 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the 5 year anniversary, Steve and Johnny! Such wonderful reviews and video clips. "Jezebel" was a pip of a movie. Just wondered if you'd ever consider reviewing the David Lean version of "Great Expectations" (1946?) or the iconic French New wave Film by Francois Truffaut -- "The 400 Blows" (1959)?

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

I will definitely do "Great Expectations!" ! Thansk for reminding me!

@judyblackman1215 2 жыл бұрын

Steve … it never gets old watching these fabulous reviews …. You are so consummate in your delivery and knowledge of classic films…. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again your Bette Davis impersonations are absolutely sublime!. …. As are all your impersonations….Thank you for the many hours of fun and laughter watching and rewatching these reviews … both old and new!. ❤️

@stevenhayes4063 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for the lovely complmenets. I hope you have terrific holidays! Best Wishes; Steve

@dpf5939 8 ай бұрын

I always said I wouldn't watch GWTW because Bette wasn't in it. Then later realized she made 4 big movies in 1939. Dark Victory, The Old Maid, Elizabeth and Essix and Jaurez. I'd rather she hade those 4 hits than one GWTW. Keep up the great work.

@richardmcleod1930 2 жыл бұрын

Miriam Hopkins played Jezebel on Broadway, and would have probably performed the movie version just as well (if not better) than Bette Davis. Miriam Hopkins was also a very good friend of William Wyler as was Bette Davis. The Hopkins version was later filmed for the LUX Video Television version, which may or may not exist today. I would love to see the Hopkins LUX Video Television version if the film still exists.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they pop up on unexpectedly on KZfaq. I recently saw the live TV version of "Dodsworth" with Ruth Chatterton. Wonderful! Thanks for watching! Steve

@yewtreeman 9 жыл бұрын

As ever a brilliant s¨nation of such a superb film. Even though I have seen if many imps, after watching Steve, I went right back and watched again. Steve is an International Treasure for whom we in England Give our thanks!

@edreid7872 3 жыл бұрын

It's a sign...I'm watching Jezebel on a local movie channel, and flipping through KZfaq, and this pops up in my notifications...let's see more reviews Johnny..I'm missing you...

@stevenhayes4063 3 жыл бұрын

Not to worry! More in the works!!! Thanks for watching! Stay SAFE all The Best; Steve

@WalterMason 9 жыл бұрын

Just gets better and better. Congratulations on 5 years, guys - and may there be many more. My only wish: that you did more :-) And that you had your own real TV show. Oh, and come to Australia for Mardi Gras!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! I'd love to come to Austrailia...but that plane ride....Hope you are well and safe!

@frankiebowie6174 4 жыл бұрын

“Yes, ma’am. Yes, ma’am. Yes, ma’am” at the beginning. I worked on the subtitles with a lovely Italian friend who became smitten with Bette after she translated the movie. She said she had never heard of her!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Well, she did, I'm sure she never forgot her.

@andrewbrendan1579 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Steve! What a pleasure to have you tell us about a great movie. Here's some trivia I read once about "Jezebel": because of the way certain colors, "hot" and "cold" colors, show up in black-and-white and the impression of color they give the viewer, Bette Davis's red dress was actually blue because in black-and-white blue gives a better impression or illusion of red than red!

@windstorm1000 4 жыл бұрын

That's so interesting!

@katiewest7908 Жыл бұрын

I thought the dress was brown. Anyway, you're correct. The red did not read right on film. Makes you appreciate the black and white films even more.

@manuelsoroadecarlos8641 Жыл бұрын

Well, Julie Marsden is not an evil character. In fact, she is more affable and much less spoiled than Scarlett O'Hara, proving to be generous, brave and able to self sacrifice from the beginning of "Jezebel". However, she's impetuous and cannot anticipate the consequences of her decissions. Bette Davis gave an amazing performance here, well directed by a wise William Wyler.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

It's such a mlti layered interpretation. VIVA Bette and Willie!

@timmauk1516 3 жыл бұрын

I think you're a better Bette Davis than the original! ❤

@Kevin-1969 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant film the scene where she kneels before Press before she finds out he is married great scene. I like The Old Maid as well.

@raystoke6326 7 ай бұрын

I screamed"Makeup! Read me that script one more time!"

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 7 ай бұрын

LOL!

@poetcomic1 4 жыл бұрын

Bette never looked more beautiful than at the end with her face in profile against the flames.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

A classic Wyler final shot. Almost every one of his films, especially the three with Bette Davis, end with an unforgettable moment. Think of " The Little Foxes" and Bette slowly sinking behind the curtain, or "The Letter" with a shot of Bette lying dead in the garden as the camera slowly pans across the courtyard to the linen, billowing in the night breeze to the sounds of Steiner's ominous theme and Monty Clift pounding the door and screaming; "Catharine! Catharine!" as that incredible score rises at the finale of "The Heiress"! No one like Willie Wyler!

@poetcomic1 4 жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ You batted 1000 on all the above classic endings. I watched The Heiress once with a very WISE older person who had been around. Of course Morris was after her money, was a spoiled lowlife but Katherine would at least have had her own life coddling, spoiling and putting up with her beautiful man-child. If you watch the movie carefully you can see that Morris is beginning to 'get used' to having money, being adored and though he may cheat on Katherine - her undemanding adoration would be a heady tonic for such a self centered ass. You got to let people live there own lives! That is Henry James's lesson.

@rodriguezkuba 4 жыл бұрын

Omg as a recent lover of classics this was heaven to me! I immediately subscribe and I’ll be watching your reviews ❤️ great 👍 channel

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Oh Martin; your comment just made my day! Thank you so much and welcome aboard! Have a great day and stay safe! All My Best; Steve

@Walbrook48 4 жыл бұрын

Steve you forgot to mention Orr-Kelly! He designed the two dresses that Bette wears that are central to the plot -- one red the other white. He should have been given co-star billing!

@alfredbonnabel7022 2 жыл бұрын

Jezabel was a great film and Wyler did wonders with Bette.

@alidabaxter5849 Жыл бұрын

Is it true they had an affair?

@alfredbonnabel7022 Жыл бұрын

@Alida Baxter Yes. It broke after they finished The Letter...he was able to reign her in, and hold her mannerisms at bay. The Letter was one of her best performances.

@carlosrobbins9178 9 жыл бұрын

Is Johnny a fugitive of the law, or something? He changes his looks more than Loretta Young did on "The Loretta Young Show."

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

He's a natural chameleon! Also a terrific actor! Lve him!

@orlandocordova8818 4 жыл бұрын

☺️😄😅😃🤣😂😆!

@AtlantaGymFan 5 жыл бұрын

I wish he lived in Atlanta - what fun to be around this clever guy!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

LOL! Yes, but you'd be in Atlanta and I'd be in Manhattan, which is where I live!

@cherylcoyote 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this movie but I especially loved Catherine O'Hara, hitting 'deliciously awful' with exquisite precison, quoting it to her low-buget acting students in the hilarious 'For Your Consideration'.

@mikeclifford8360 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, again, Steve! Thought that you'd like to know, I convinced my husband to watch some of your videos and now he's addicted to them too!! He even watches them without me! The other night, I went to bed early and he stayed downstairs to watch TV. I get into bed and I can hear the TV from downstairs and I thought I heard Johnny's voice (btw, Johnny is so cute!!!) and then I heard "Oooooooo, Johnny!!" So, of course, I couldn't get to sleep, had to get up and watch some of your videos with my hubby. Love it!!! A request - I can't believe you haven't done My Fair Lady! I mean, really??? Please do My Fair Lady! And also The Music Man! Thanks, Steve! :)

@stevenhayes4063 2 жыл бұрын

LOL! Well, they're both on my list! Thanks to you both for watching and supporting TOQ at the Movies! You made my day! Have a healthy, SAFE ,summer of love TOQ & classic movies! Best; Steve

@tnichlsn 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the years of fun videos Guys. Happy Thanksgiving.

@BillyAlabama Жыл бұрын

In The Old South “jezebel” was considered such a vile word that a friend of mine’s grandmother had her mouth washed out with soap by her mother when she said she wanted to see this movie! I loved hearing that story growing up. Still do…😂

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Me too! That is one of the best movie anecdotes I've ever heard! It made me giggle! Thanks so much for perking up my Sunday. You always do. OXOX Steve

@BillyAlabama Жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ That makes me smile! 😃

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

@@BillyAlabama Good! Keep smilin', winter's comin' and keep watching TOQ! Steve

@stephaniecampbell4879 9 жыл бұрын

We never get enough of tired old queen!!!! I wish you could review everyday!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Don't forget to push the "Like" button. It really helps!.

@tadimaggio Жыл бұрын

I can't for the life of me understand why people so often say that "Jezebel" is just like "Gone With The Wind". Apart from the fact that both films are set in the South, and both focus on willful Southern belles, the plots of the two films are completely different. (Julie's wearing of the red dress is her own act of defiance; Rhett has to teach Scarlett -- one step at a time -- how to become a social maverick who challenges convention.) Also, Julie's self-sacrificial act at the end in going to the lazaretto with Prett is something I find it VERY hard to imagine Scarlett doing for anyone.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Both are selfish and narcissistic, but Julie has a warmth and a more loving heart where as Scarlett, on the other hand, is a supreme manipulator who only wants what she can't have and when she gets it, doesn't want it anymore. Both are fascinating. Thanks for watching! Steve

@MsKK909 4 жыл бұрын

I. Ant tell you how happy I am that I found this channel ... I love it!

@Jorr235 2 ай бұрын

I been watching all these clips from The Women that have been posted. So I had to watch your review of The Women again. And again. And again. Your backstory tales of the stars and the making of these classic movies are as wonderful as your reviews. Thank you.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks you for watching! Steve

@KeithDunnFernandez 9 жыл бұрын

FABOO as ever! Oh, Steve. You are a certified gem!😘

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

OMG!! Thanks for watching! Don't forget to push the "Like" button. It really helps!.

@orlandocordova8818 4 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@alexwallace6120 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, That was so fun to watch. Happy Thanksgiving to you and also Johnny too!

@marieruiz5696 Жыл бұрын

Love these classic movies, they never get old!!!!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

And I love that you watch TOQ! Thanks! Steve

@cynthiahawkins2389 6 жыл бұрын

"A red dress at the Limpus ball..ya outa ya senses!!"

@2000konnie 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Steve. As always, your videos are a treat.

@alondraperez-ramirez8363 5 жыл бұрын

Great job as always. My only regret is that it took me so long to find this channel.

@orlandocordova8818 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like your channel belongs to your guest! Naturally Press' wife would always be welcome! 😃!

@MsKK909 4 жыл бұрын

I wish Steve would do impressions for about an hour ..... so delightful! ☺️

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

You're so sweet! Thanks for watching! Don't forget to push the "Like" button. It really helps!.

@MsKK909 4 жыл бұрын

@ Steve Hayes Oh! I always do..... and I share with my friends!

@willieloman7445 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review and Happy Thanksgiving!

@MrBrutalee 9 жыл бұрын

Thanx for a great review as always!

@Dathan 9 жыл бұрын

Your looking healthy Steve. This reminds me of an old movie, The Wicked Lady, that I saw recently. Thanks for the review and for your enthusiasm. Happy Holidays!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

I want to do "The Wicked Lady! I LOVE the Margaret Lockwood /Gainsborough movies!

@samchicabuster 9 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving to you both.

@thekaostheoryblog 9 жыл бұрын

Here's to the next five years - I look forward to every video!

@kathleenforsythe8456 Жыл бұрын

I love this guy!! So informative and entertaining!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Steve

@stephenfermoyle4578 3 жыл бұрын

you are so good !! if that guy who eats his way threw the world can have a show on Netflix why can't you ?

@bhickman6 6 жыл бұрын

Amazon better send you a hefty check. Your reviews are so engaging and I order the films. Wonderful.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Hooray!

@deniseg812 Жыл бұрын

I heard once that she made this movie with her own money to campaign for Gone With The Wind. She would have been not suited. And she's my favorite old actress.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Jezebel was a reward that Warners gave her following up on their promise for better roles, if she would come back to the studio after having liost her law suit in England. GWTW was already in production by that time, raners wanted to cut it off at the pass and take away some of the hoplas surrounding it. To no avail. Bette wanted to work with Wyler and he ended up being, aside from Mankiweicz, the best director she ever worked with, responsioble for making her an above the title box office star. " "The Letter" & The Little Foxes:" , which she did with Wyler afterwards are masterpieces.

@vincenthannah7209 4 жыл бұрын

Love your Bette impersonation.

@dovegrey1 3 жыл бұрын

When she takes Henry Fonda off in the wagon to either help him or possibly hurt her, you know she loves him forever. It always makes me chuckle when she sings "Raise a roo-kus"....perhaps she didn't know how to pronounce the word "ruckus". :D

@stevenhayes4063 3 жыл бұрын

That finale scene of her in thewagon is so incredible. Typical Wyler. Thanks for watchin! Best Wishes; Steve

@jimmyl324 5 жыл бұрын

That scene when he comes back is heartbreaking....

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

That's Wyler and Davis. She never had a better champion until "All About Eve".

@jimmyl324 4 жыл бұрын

When she begs him to forgive her . Finds out he’s married .

@lynndamico1448 Жыл бұрын

Her character she play deserves everything she got.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

I fear you're right.

@reynoelgarcia7725 5 жыл бұрын

Love love Bette Davis

@windstorm1000 4 жыл бұрын

Steve congratulations! You are one of the best things of KZfaq. By the way are you and charming Johnny partners?

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Nope. Only in crime...and this channel! But we're best buddies!

@orlandocordova8818 4 жыл бұрын

Steve, YOU'RE WORKING IT! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! THIS CHANNEL! 😁! LOVE JEZ! ONE OF W. B. BEST AS WELL AS BETTE! REMEMBER IT'S 1852! NOT THE DARK AGES! 😎!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Considering the climate outside today (Hurricaine) and the political climate throughout the nation, (Trump) tI'd say that's questionable.

@ChelseaOnMainStreet 3 жыл бұрын

How am I just now finding y'all!? Where have you been all my life...lol

@stevenhayes4063 3 жыл бұрын

LOL! waitin' for you! Welcome aboard! Please subscribe, keep watching the classics and above all, watch TOQ at the Movies! All My Best and please stay happy and SAFE! Best Wishes; Steve

@fredphilippi8388 3 ай бұрын

I get the feeling Bette Davis got the message that Gone with the Wind would be a phenomenon while making Jezebel, and tried to get the jump on Gone with the Wind in various ways (southern belle, teasing her lovers and returning to the one she rejected, anticipating the red dress scene, etc.) but to no great success. Gone with the Wind is a film for the ages; Jezebel is merely one film among many in history.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 3 ай бұрын

Well, there you are.

@fredphilippi8388 3 ай бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ And of course not to forget that Jezebel was filmed in ordinary (for the time) black and white. Gone with the Wind was a color spectacular. The red dress FINALLY made sense when you could see it in color!

@kentonclarkson1449 5 жыл бұрын

If only it had been made in glorious Technicolor!

@poetcomic1 4 жыл бұрын

You got an idea from the color lobby cards.

@richardmcleod5967 3 жыл бұрын

Miriam Hopkins would have been better in the part of Jezebel as she was probably the most versatile Actress in Hollywood.

@stevenhayes4063 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and Best Wishes; Steve

@vintageman91 3 жыл бұрын

Such a cutie she was!

@Justme77400 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always thought that Errol Flynn would have made a great Ashley Wilkes.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

You know, I'll be he would have. And he would have brought a dashing sexulaity that eluded Leslie Howard, who didn't want to do it. Warners offered Errol and Bette as Scarlett and Rhet, but Bette nixed the idea, claiming that Errol couldn't act. Bette was ignorant and blind when it came to Errol. He was fanatstic. Steve

@bannedheretic2971 3 жыл бұрын

Still drumming my fingers, waiting patiently for you to review the most awesome gay camp classic "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

@raystoke6326 7 ай бұрын

Oh goodie! Date night with Steve!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 7 ай бұрын

Happy to ablige, it's the closest I've gotten to one in years! LOL!

@mattterranova2654 8 ай бұрын

Jane Fonda was born while they were shooting this film. Davis would joke later about how she'd tease Jane by telling her that her birth held up production for 3 days because her leading man had just become a father and took time off to go be with his wife and new daughter. Which sounds very uncharacteristic of Fonda, at least according to Jane. In her 2020 HBO doc "A Life in 5 Acts" (now free on KZfaq and one of the most fascinating docs about a movie star, ever!) she opens up about her father who sounded like a real mo fo. Her mother committed suicide because of his womanizing and verbal abuse. He remarried soon after her death to a 20 yo girl He would call Jane "fat" and would actually put her down to his friends behind her back! He obviously hated women but loved women physically. I think his mother was the reason behind it. However Jane never mentions her except for when she talks about her father and grandmother sitting her down to tell her that her mother "died of a heart attack". A month later she had a new 20 yo step mother and was on her way to boarding school where she developed her eating disorders that she'd battle with until she began the Adobics 30 years later. And the work out tape was just a way to fund her then husband Tom Hayden political causes. Except that the video was such a runaway success and he'd written all of these intellectual books about Nixon etc, planned the 1958 protests at the Chicago Republican National Convention that turned into all out war in the streets etc, didn't sell nearly half as many books as she sold videos and gave her a hard time about it. He basically said "The exercise videos? Are you serious? " So she left him and would go on to marry Ted Turner who turned out to be a big baby that drove her nuts.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@renzo6490 5 жыл бұрын

Well now, I’ve been to your house for dinner and you’ve been to my house for dinner.... And now I NEH ver have to see you again ! Greatest line ever!

@zazuzazz5419 4 жыл бұрын

Greatest line ... Ev - vuh!!!

@alidabaxter5849 Жыл бұрын

Dear Steve, I adore your impersonations of Bette Davis - just think, if you'd been born a few generations earlier you could have been her stand in! "Jezebel" is, and remains, a really good film, and isn't it interesting that all the years later when she made "All About Eve", the first time we see her is in her dressing room, removing her make up and describing how she's just given an interview to a Southern woman who has told her "we were never starved of love in the South". Nice little joke we don't notice. William Wyler was a brilliant director, who brought out the very best in Bette and (from all I've read) probably had an affair with her - who cares, it's the result that counts. I've read several books about Bette and in one she described how he'd make her walk into a room or run down stairs over and over and over until she was nearly exhausted because she did everything at a hundred miles an hour and he wanted her to behave more normally. (The remark always reminds me of Zsa Zsa Gabor, of all people, talking about how John Huston made her repeat her entrance, coming down the stairs in the opening scenes of "Moulin Rouge" - the best part of the movie - over and over again until she got it right.) What I like so much about "Jezebel" is that her character loves Henry Fonda so much that in the end she is prepared to risk her life to try and save him. Her fear is so clear on her face, she's going into Hell and she knows if he lives he'll go back to his wife, but still she does it. That's not how Scarlett O'Hara operates. Thank you for a lovely review and for reminding me of such a good film. Best wishes Alida

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Dear Alida; I think I already answered you about this, but my internet has been doing crazy things lately and it came up again. So, if this is old news , I apologize. I have it fixed now...fingers crossed. I believe that Jezebel, The Letter and The Little Foxes all of which she did while having her temestuous relationship with Wyler, are her best films, " All About Eve an exception, of course. But the best of Bette is with Wyler, because he " sat on her". He used to tell her, " I'm going to tie your hands down if you don't stop twitching." However, she gave him such a hard time during the shooting of "Foxes" that he vowed he's never work with her again and he never did. She was forever shooting herslf in the foot throughout her career, despite her constnat claims on interview shoqws later in t liofe of her professionalism. Hope you are enjoying the early summer. Give my regards to London! Steve

@alidabaxter5849 Жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Dear Steve, I'm so grateful to hear back from you. I thought I'd driven you mad writing long responses to your marvellous reviews. The summer here is mixed, to put it mildly, but at least my West facing flat has lovely views from the balcony, over Soho and all the way to Park Lane, so I see a lot of greenery on rooftops and my own balcony flowers seem to have survived the winter. Best wishes, Alida

@tonynegron1927 5 жыл бұрын

😁 Love his BD impressions! Watching,again. 🌈 Happy 50th Pride! 🎉 6/1969-6/2019

@amyclarke41 6 жыл бұрын

@dwhitman3092 2 жыл бұрын

She was actually such a beautiful woman, but rarely did hair and makeup flatter her. The best she looked was as a blonde with soft waves caressing her face, and brows were smoky and thicker than those pencil thin lines. Oh well - she's the greatest or at least one of the greatest actresses of all time.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 2 жыл бұрын

I think she was so much better looking with her natural brown hair. The blonde made her get lost in the shuffle with the Harlow rip offs of the period. Thanks for watching! Best; Steve

@donspringstead1649 2 жыл бұрын

Just what is the definition of a Tired Old Queen?

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 2 жыл бұрын

LOL! My mirror.

@donspringstead1649 Жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ lol.. ditto!!!!

@donspringstead1649 Жыл бұрын

Til the day she left us she was still pissed off about not getting the Oscar for "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane". Just pull up the clip of her on Johnny Carson talking about it. Sorry Bette, but Anne Bancroft deserved the win for Miracle Worker. Said she " was robbed of it"(Oscar).

@maryh4650 5 жыл бұрын

Bette Davis' character Julie was FAR TOO good for Henry Fonda's Pres in my opinion. He just wanted an obedient door mat.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

It's always amazing the way so many vibrant people fall in love with the biggest bores.

@JHRobbins 9 жыл бұрын

You've moved ! - (or you remodeled)

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Nope. Just went 'on location".

@BrokebackBob 8 жыл бұрын

Steve you ARE the very best!! I look forward to your wonderful reviews and impressions and anecdotes. TCM needs to have you on as Roberts partner for The Essentials.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

You are too kind! Thanks som much for watching! Don't forget to push the "Like" button. It really helps!.

@byh388 Жыл бұрын

I think the red dress that situation is little nonsense.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

By today's standards, yes.. But I'm sure that I would find many of the customs involving the locations, societies and the periods of history of other counties equally as strange.

@peterd.9522 Жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ You are tact personified. I admire that immensely.💯

@mdtdbe 4 жыл бұрын

This is the picture that gave me my intense distaste for Henry Fonda. I can’t see his face without hearing, “Oh, Jooo-leee.” Would have been a much better picture without Henry Fonda, but then, ANY picture is better without Henry Fonda...

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

Well, you can't like 'em all. Thanks so much for watching. Please subscribe and push the "LIKE" button. Say well. Stay SAFE. Best : Steve

@raystoke6326 7 ай бұрын

Show your dolls sometime?

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 7 ай бұрын

I do, now and then. LOVE 'em!

@byh388 Жыл бұрын

In here BD so mean I like Scarlett she's not mean. But Betty's role is mean.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Scarlett is a manipulative, selfish, monster...in fact,. they both are. I love them both.

@jamesmcinnis208 Жыл бұрын

I like "Jezebel" much more than that overlong snooze-fest, "GWTW."

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Not me.

@jamesmcinnis208 Жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ We can agree to disagree, yet again. (Sigh...)

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

@@jamesmcinnis208 Yup! And that's just fine. HJave a great weekend, Sweetie! Steve

@byh388 Жыл бұрын

Fonda was weak,don't you think? Bd was big star already.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

He had to underplay to her.

@karenkaren3189 Жыл бұрын

Bette and Wyler were having a HOT affair during the filming. She said he was the love of her life.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

The man that got away. Between you and I, I think he dodged a bullet. Thanks for watching! Steve

@byh388 Жыл бұрын

Betty is so small?

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

They all were. Most were under 5' with large heads and faces, that photographed well for the camera.

@renzo6490 5 жыл бұрын

Jezebel might be many wonderful things but magic isn't one of them.

@MrQbenDanny 7 жыл бұрын

DANGEROUS was a terrible movie, and Bondage was a masterpiece.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

YUP!

@MrQbenDanny 4 жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!!! " MOI got a reply from STEVE HAYES?!!! I feel like I just got a picture and a hand written note from JOAN CRAWFORD!!!

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrQbenDanny No, but these days, I llok alot more like her! Hope you are well and SAFE, My Friend! Sending you a bug hug!

@MrQbenDanny 4 жыл бұрын

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ RIGHT BACK TO YOU!!! You are loved, appreciated and respected by all of us who have been granted the privilege of your channel. Keep us posted on everything, how about one of those LIVE direct from home features!!! It's only a suggestion, no pressure.. The LIVE chat room would be historic!!!LOL HAHAHA

@alfredbonnabel7022 2 жыл бұрын

Dangerous was such a nothing film. Great cast but it was almost boring. It was based on the stage actress Jeanne Eagel whose life was anything but mundane.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ 2 жыл бұрын

ABette always said it was a compensation prize for not getting the Oscar she deserved for "Of Human Bondage",. Perhaps. But then, the Academy seldom get's it right, especially with Bette. In my opinion she probably should have won it , among others, for ' "The Letter", "The Little Foxes", "Now, Voyager" , "All About Eve" and "Baby Jane". ...LOL! Anyone would think I was a fan. Best; Steve

@byh388 Жыл бұрын

Mr Steve, I don't interested in K Hepburn, S tracy and director F cafra. 😂 3 people movie is very boring. 😴 😒 and James stuart too. F cafra intending to teaching audience. I don't like it.

@STEVEHAYESTOQ Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Then again, you can't like them all.