All About Eve
It's all about women... and their men!
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
- 8.1
- 1950
- Released
- 2h 19m
Bette Davis
Margo Channing
Anne Baxter
Eve Harrington
George Sanders
Addison DeWitt
Celeste Holm
Karen Richards
Gary Merrill
Bill Sampson
Hugh Marlowe
Lloyd Richards
Thelma Ritter
Birdie Coonan
Gregory Ratoff
Max Fabian
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Caswell
Barbara Bates
Phoebe
Walter Hampden
Aged Actor
Randy Stuart
Girl
Craig Hill
Leading Man
Leland Harris
Doorman
Barbara White
Autograph SeekerEddie Fisher
Stage Manager
William Pullen
Clerk
Claude Stroud
Pianist
Eugene Borden
Frenchman
Helen Mowery
Reporter
Steven Geray
Captain of Waiters
Gertrude Astor
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Waiter (uncredited)Ralph Brooks
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)Jack Deery
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)William Marion
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)Thomas Martin
Waiter (uncredited)Mathew McCue
Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)Stanley Orr
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)Foster H. Phinney
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)Marion Pierce
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)Paul Power
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Waiter (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Robert Whitney
Actor in "Hearts of Oak" (uncredited)
Released
en
$1,400,000.00
$8,400,000.00
- #playwright
- #hollywood
- #black and white
- #relationship
- #insecurity
- #broadway
- #based on short story
- #broadway star
- #manipulative woman
- #stage struck
- #homewrecker
Reviews
Celeste Holm ("Karen") takes pity on stage-door groupie "Eve" (Ann Baxter) when, after the umpteenth time, she encounters her hanging around waiting for the departure of stage star "Margo Channing" (Bette Davis). She decides to take her in and introduce her to her feisty idol. "Channing" - despite the rather brusque protestations of her assistant "Birdie" (a lovely effort from Thelma Ritter) - and
**Fasten your seat belts: this is one of the best films of the 20th century.** There aren't many perfect movies: At least, I don't know many. However, this film is almost certainly one of them. The result of an ideal combination of factors, which harmoniously came together to make it a work of art, it is a timeless film that is as pleasantly watched today as it was fifty years ago. But when we
Excellent performances by everyone, especially Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders, which kept me captivated more so than the story, though the dialogue was amazing. Nothing fantastic all in all but still entertaining. **4.0/5**
This classic is a must with great dialogues and script with a great performance from Bette Davis.