Skeffington,The Letter, andThe Little Foxes, which are widely recognized as essential Davis classics.

7’What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'

Skeffington' (1944)

Directed by Vincent Sherman

The classic drama,Mr.

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Bette Davis sitting in front of Franchot Tone in Dangerous (1935)

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The Little Foxes

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Leslie Howard leaning over a table, Bette Davis sitting next to him while Humphrey Bogart stands on the other side of her and Dick Foran sitting on the other side of the table in The Petrified Forest (1936)

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Bette Davis looking out a barred window with Joan Crawford sitting behind her in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

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Bette Davis lying on a couch looking forlorn with Herbert Marshall holding a drink nearby in The Letter.

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Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart in ‘Dark Victory’

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Bette Davis standing beside Claude Rains both looking straight ahead in Mr. Skeffington (1944)

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Bette Davis and Gladys Cooper as Charlotte and Mrs. Windle Vale talking in the film ‘Now, Voyager’

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George Brent holding Bette Davis ’s hand in Jezebel (1938)

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A black and white shot of Bette Davis as Margo Channing toasting in All About Eve.

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