Jezebel

Jezebel

 Cast: Bette Davis
Bette Davis
, Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, George Brent
George Brent
, Margaret Lindsay
Margaret Lindsay
, Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
Jezebel

Jezebel

 Cast: Bette Davis
Bette Davis
, Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, George Brent
George Brent
, Margaret Lindsay
Margaret Lindsay
, Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter

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Overview

In 1938, Jezebel was widely regarded as Warner Bros.' "compensation" to Bette Davis for her losing the opportunity to play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. Resemblances between the two properties are inescapable: Jezebel heroine Julie Marsden (Davis) is a headstrong Southern belle not unlike Scarlett (Julie lives in New Orleans rather than Georgia); she loves fianc? Preston Dillard (played by Henry Fonda) but loses him when she makes a public spectacle of herself (to provoke envy in him) by wearing an inappropriate red dress at a ball, just as Scarlett O'Hara brazenly danced with Rhett Butler while still garbed in widow's weeds. There are several other similarities between the works, but it is important to note that Jezebel is set in the 1850s, several years before Gone With the Wind's Civil War milieu; and we must observe that, unlike Scarlett O'Hara, Julie Marsden is humbled by her experiences and ends up giving of her time, energy, and health during a deadly yellow jack outbreak. Bette Davis won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Julie; an additional Oscar went to Fay Bainter for her portrayal of the remonstrative Aunt Belle (she's the one who labels Julie a "jezebel" at a crucial plot point). The offscreen intrigues of Jezebel, including Bette Davis' romantic attachment to director William Wyler and co-star George Brent, have been fully documented elsewhere. Jezebel was based on an old and oft-produced play by Owen Davis Sr.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/10/2018
UPC: 0888574655808
Original Release: 1938
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Sales rank: 359

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bette Davis Julie Marsden
Henry Fonda Preston Dillard
George Brent Buck Cantrell
Margaret Lindsay Amy Bradford Dillard
Fay Bainter Aunt Belle Massey
Richard Cromwell Ted Dillard
Donald Crisp Dr. Livingstone
Henry O'Neill Gen. Bogardus
John Litel Jean LeCour
Gordon Oliver Dick Allen
Janet Shaw Molly Allen
Spring Byington Mrs. Kendrick
Georgia Caine Mrs. Petion
Irving Pichel Huger
Georges Renavent De Lautrec
Fred Lawrence Bob
Ann Codee Mme. Poulard the Dressmaker
Lou Payton Uncle Cato
Lew Payton Uncle Cato
Charles Middleton Officer,Officer
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Gros Bat
Theresa Harris Zette
Stymie Beard Ti Bat
Sam McDaniel Driver
Charles Wagenheim Customer
Jacques Vanaire Durette
Daisy Bufford Black Flower Girl
Jesse Graves Black Servant
Frederick Burton Bank Director
Edward McWade Bank Director
Al Bridge New Orleans Sheriff,New Orleans Sheriff
Frank Darien Bank Bookkeeper
Suzanne Dulier Midinette
John Harron Jenkins
Philip Hurlic Erronens,Errata
Davison Clark Deputy Sheriff
Trevor Bardette Sheriff at Plantation
George Guhl Fugitive Planter
Maurice Brierre Drunk
Tony Paton Drunk
Jack Norton Drunk
Louis Mercier Bar Companion
Margaret Early Stephanie Kendrick
Jack George Orchestra Leader
Max Steiner Composer

Technical Credits
William Wyler Director
Clements Ripley Screenwriter
Abem Finkel Screenwriter
John Huston Screenwriter
Henry Blanke Producer
Robert Bruckner Screenwriter
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