THE OLD MAID: Let the fireworks begin. Miriam Hopkins poses as the mother of the child Davis bore out of wedlock...but the arrangement is beginning to fray.

ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO: Enchanted by governess Davis, nobleman Charles Boyer murders his wife. But is la Bette as innocent as she appears?

THE GREAT LIE: Friends make the best enemies. Scheming concert pianist Mary Astor and selfless Davis are entangled in secrets and lies.

IN THIS OUR LIFE: Homewrecker Davis runs off with sister Olivia de Havilland's hubby...and that's just for starters! "Davis at histronic height" (Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide).

WATCH ON THE RHINE: A leader of Germany's anti-Hitler underground is hunted by Nazi agents in Washington, D.C. Dashiell Hammett adapts Lillian Hellman's play.

DECEPTION: Now, Voyager's Davis, Claude Rains and Paul Henried reunite in a gloriously flamboyant tale of musicians, indiscretion and murder.
 
"[Life] ...Davis plays a particularly nasty bitch in this one...truly a wicked pleasure..."  Classic Film Guide
"[Great] ...a marvelous treat...the byplay between Davis and Astor is the sort of emotional stimulation that some fans live for."  Doug Pratt, DVDLaser.com
"[Old] Soap opera par excellence...The two female stars create fireworks as they enact this chronicle of love and hate..."  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"[Heaven] This well acted drama explores the triangle of an aristocratic marriage that lacks love..."  Sanderson Beck, Movie Mirrors
 


Editor's Note

This collection presents six films by the classic screen firecracker, Bette Davis: IN THIS OUR LIFE, THE OLD MAID, ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO, THE GREAT LIE, DECEPTION, and WATCH ON THE RHINE. Please see individual titles for synopsis information.