Old Acquaintance (1943): Bette Shakes Miriam - Classic Movie Clip - Bette Davis

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Old Acquaintance (1943): Bette Shakes Miriam - Classic Movie Clip - Bette Davis - Miriam Hopkins

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4 жыл бұрын

Epic showdown between Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins. When the day came to shoot the scene, the set was mobbed with on-lookers, eager to see the fur fly. But when Davis went to shake her, Hopkins went limp, flopping around like a rag doll. Sherman explained that she needed to offer some resistance or the scene would get laughs. But each time they re-took it, Hopkins just went limp again until Davis walked off the set in disgust. Finally, Sherman got his stars back together and managed to get a few shots he could edit together.
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@th8257 3 жыл бұрын

Bette Davis despised Miriam Hopkins. She said many years later that Miriam Hopkins and Faye Dunaway were the two most unprofessional people she'd worked with.

@stevenzumbrun6105 3 жыл бұрын

In her bio, Davis was fairly good natured about Hopkins. She said she got along with Hopkins fine socially. Professionally, she was just resigned to the fact that Hopkins would try to steal the scene any way she could. Davis--"I can get a scene across with my back, if necessary, and with Miriam it often was necessary."

@Vejur9000 Жыл бұрын

It looks like she got her revenge…. :)

@TheVinchi69 Жыл бұрын

Didn't Bette steal Miriam's husband?

@jamesfox2579 3 ай бұрын

@@TheVinchi69She had an affair with him.

@cjqnsnyc Жыл бұрын

They way Bette is starring at her is priceless! I especially love the slight look up and down she gave her. Too funny! Everyone during that time KNEW these 2 HATED each other! Bette stated later on Dick Cavett, after Miriam Hopkins passed away, that she always respected her acting talents, but that she was very immature and extremely jealous of Davis' success and standing in Hollywood. Even to this day, Bette's performances jump off the screen! A GIANT, she was!

@thomasromano9321 Жыл бұрын

Miriam Hopkins had no reason to be jealous of Betty Davis. She was a great actress in her own right.

@tjhaile8 Жыл бұрын

Funny, Barbara Stanwyck said the same thing about Betty Davis.

@Smashingtime68 Жыл бұрын

My New Year’s Eve tradition, watch this every year.

@paulrobins7093 3 жыл бұрын

Miriam's meltdown at the end was so funny.

@Vejur9000 Жыл бұрын

Her character was meant to be funny. Melodramatic comedy in relief to Bette.

@tipofday 3 жыл бұрын

I'm really going to start using that phrase, "Have you gone stark staring mad"...! LOL! Love Bette Davis!

@Vejur9000 Жыл бұрын

A goddess. Simply, a goddess. That’s how good her acting is.

@sharksport01 Жыл бұрын

Bette is good too.

@kailee87 2 жыл бұрын

3:54 she shakes the hell out of her soul

@TheRetroWoman80 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@baritonebynight 3 жыл бұрын

Almost nobody remember Miriam Hopkins these days. However, Bette Davis is still a household name thirty some years after her passing.

@TrangPakbaby 2 жыл бұрын

Shame because Miriam was hilarious in this movie. Her character was such a messy drama Queen lol

@HattieMcDanielonaMoon 2 жыл бұрын

Bette's fame is slowly fading away these days. I think it has something to do with the decline of TV and channels like TCM as well as the younger generation's disinterest in anything "old".

@LouiseOC1 Жыл бұрын

Miriam Hopkins is brilliant in Trouble In Paradise, which is a wonderful comedy.

@AllAmericanJock Жыл бұрын

@@HattieMcDanielonaMoon Not so. The kids these days know her from Instagram reels and TikTok clips. It's hilarious. I was watching Now Voyager, my 17-year old nephew, walking by, says, "Is that the lady from the I'd Love To Kiss You, But I Just Washed My Hair meme?" 😂

@polyprinz 2 жыл бұрын

Bette Davis……LEGENDARY!

@donpinkston5263 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, TCM! You plastered the screen with ADS just as the pivotal moment was about to occur! 👍🙄

@eddie3319 2 жыл бұрын

God, I love me some Better Davis ❤️😊

@eliothorowitz5627 2 жыл бұрын

Bette had an affair with Miriam's husband and they despised one another, so that throttling was real. Miriam was the Queen of Warner Bros until Bette dethroned her.

@PungiFungi 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly the easiest scene Davis have ever done.

@goliathsparrow1082 3 жыл бұрын

The most insencere sorry ever....pity the cartooinsh music at the end thou

@roziakibli4490 4 ай бұрын

Bette Davis was the one and only. Best actress that came out of Hollywood . Pure genius, most attractive and compelling. We were fortunate that we were exposed to such class and dignity. I wanted to see Empty Canvas but was unsuccessful in streaming it.

@TheRetroWoman80 10 ай бұрын

Classic movie that I love rewatching! It is amazing how a "friend" of decades could so quickly believe info without facts or evidence. Stuff still happens today. I know I could not have kept her as a friend, much less pour her a glass of champagne forgiveness....puhlease! This is why keeping to oneself without investing in another person's heart and soul is most often the healthiest decision.

@loveoldmovies2249 3 жыл бұрын

Miriam stole the show... perhaps the only actress who ever did that with Bette.

@Strode78 3 жыл бұрын

nobody stole the show from Bette ever

@brkitdwn 3 жыл бұрын

All eyes were on Bette. Miriam was only left shaken. LOL

@Sbaxter1989 2 жыл бұрын

Better hope Bette doesn't somehow read this comment 😱

@joeysharp2613 2 жыл бұрын

Miriam was perhaps the best actress in hollywood

@randyrandall8274 Жыл бұрын

@@joeysharp2613 😆

@acemoss2878 3 жыл бұрын

"Sorry"

@Ursaminor31 10 ай бұрын

What is this fabulous gem

@DylanRomanov 3 жыл бұрын

That dress is so 80s looking

@edienandy 2 жыл бұрын

The 80s took a lot of influence from the 40s, especially the silhouettes.

@DylanRomanov 2 жыл бұрын

It’s so cool , the hair the pearls , ruffles , shoulder pads

@treytreynew82 9 ай бұрын

Love love love Bette Davis!❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖

@jordandors Жыл бұрын

Shook that woman up like a lil rag doll 😂

@WalterDWormack214 Жыл бұрын

03:55 Ooohh! If only SOMEONE in the GOP could have the necessary fortitude to do this to 'MTG' and 'BOBO'!

@jeremynv89523 7 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

@grant1088 2 ай бұрын

Right on loved what you said and shake Trump love to see his hair when there's done with him l would pay to see that. 4:17 4:17

@stevencrellin 2 жыл бұрын

Freaking TCM, adding their logos right over the end of the clip. Nauseating

@mike48877 11 ай бұрын

I do believe that was grounds for an assault charge.

@Mr02151965 2 жыл бұрын

TikTok send me here I love it

@Sbaxter1989 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way I can get those icons to not pop at right at the best part?

@brkitdwn 2 жыл бұрын

Rent the movie!

@berjaboy 3 ай бұрын

These two HATED 😡eachother! Apparently when this scene was filmed, almost everyone working at Warner's at the time, showed up on the set, to watch Davis choke Hopkins.🤣

@windstorm1000 Ай бұрын

That's true! See my comment

@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi Күн бұрын

That is true. They were both fighting for the same roles at Warner. Miriam was supposed to do Jezebel. She even brought the rights for it. Warner forced her to sell the rights with the promise to cast her and then rejected her and cast Bette which eventually won her the second oscar. So, yeah it's true.

@joeysharp2613 2 жыл бұрын

The civil war strikes “bette davis” yankee, Miriam Hopkins “southerner”

@VTMCompany 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, the Warners' cartoon music simply ruins the shaking scene...turning high drama into comedy.

@carlak5517 3 жыл бұрын

As I learned it ..Miriam made a Cartoonish scene of it Pissing Bette Off!

@johnn.5033 3 жыл бұрын

Warner’s was the first for this, them and MGM always had to milk a scene with a bad score for audiences. Playing down to the lowest common denominator

@windstorm1000 Ай бұрын

I think it's great!!!

@DubblyaDottie Ай бұрын

Dangerous Betty gaslighting Miriam

@carlak5517 3 жыл бұрын

I Wore Miriam Hopkins PJS ...Lil Cousin

@carlak5517 3 жыл бұрын

Im MiriamHopkins direct cousin ....So Im a bit Biased here!!! I think she couldve been a good comic ...

@stereomois 3 жыл бұрын

I just watched Design for Living. Definitely agree.

@ashashraa6579 3 жыл бұрын

Direct cousin? Sure Jan. 😒

@thomasromano9321 Жыл бұрын

Hopkins was a great actress in her own right. Bette Davis hasn't got anything on her.

@windstorm1000 Ай бұрын

The story goes that everyone on the warners lot excused themselves from their respective films not wanting to miss out on bette kicking the well deserved crap out of irritating miriam!

@frannieo1707 4 ай бұрын

Queen Bette.💜💚💜💚💜

@mariarosacampora7154 5 ай бұрын

Estas mujeres se odiaban en la vida real,Miriam Hopkins tenía celos del éxito de Bette,y esta escena debió filmarse varias veces,porque Hopkins no quería que la Davis la sacudiera!Fue una odisea para el director Vincent Sherman.

@whyyyyou 2 жыл бұрын

In addition to shaking Miriam Hopkins, isn't there a scene earlier in the film where the young blonde woman [ Dolores Moran ] throws a whiny tantrum and Davis calmly threatens to slap her?

@randyrandall8274 Жыл бұрын

Yes, shortly after this scene

@whyyyyou Жыл бұрын

@@randyrandall8274 Ah yes thanks. The scene occurs near the end of the film at 1:41:38. It's classic Bette Davis as she takes charge of the indignant blonde brat.

@Blumoon_vii 4 ай бұрын

Bette is a beautiful woman ❤

@kaileycarothers1495 3 жыл бұрын

Bette Davis

@h.hholmes.492 3 жыл бұрын

Bette blinks a lot

@rolom3 3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that!

@2getha5eva 3 жыл бұрын

It was a mannerism of hers- like the excessive cigarette smoking and the constantly moving arm.

@manojdissa3487 2 жыл бұрын

I find it really disturbing that you have chosen the "serial killer" H.H. Holmes as your profile.

@karenratten8791 2 жыл бұрын

that Miriam Hopkins was a terrible actress.'

@davidetienne9404 Жыл бұрын

She just hammed it up a bit. There are many far worse actresses these days.

@raymonddaniel8247 Жыл бұрын

So are most of the " A-listers" and just about all of the "nepo babies" of today. Miriam Hopkins could out act them anytime, anywhere. Her character is supposed to be childish and melodramatic.

@thomasromano9321 Жыл бұрын

@@raymonddaniel8247 A terrible actress? I think not! How many of her movies have you seen?

@raymonddaniel8247 Жыл бұрын

@thomas Romano Did you read my response? I was defending Miriam Hopkins. To answer your question I have seen plenty! Enough to know she could out act any A-lister and nepo-baby of today! She was brilliant! I don't understand your reasoning since I was defending her.

@thomasromano9321 Жыл бұрын

@@raymonddaniel8247 Fair enough. I guess I misunderstood you. Some of the other responses here seemed as though Bette Davis is the legend, not Miriam Hopkins. Yes, it may be true here that Davis is better remembered than Hopkins, but Hopkins was her equal as far as acting brilliance, in my opinion. I really wonder if any of these other people here who build up Davis over Hopkins even have seen Miriam Hopkins in many of her movies.

@Mr02151965 2 жыл бұрын

TikTok send me here I love it