Bette Davis plays Charlotte Hollis, a hermetic spinster haunted by memories of her murdered fiancé. Charlotte, whose only social contact is with her maid, Velma (Agnes Moorehead), is crushed to learn that the state wants to tear down her mansion and put up a highway in its place. She calls on her cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland) for help, but Miriam fails to offer any assistance other than bringing in the family physician (Joseph Cotten) to have her troubled relative committed. As the nightmares of her fiancé continue to haunt her, Charlotte ends up fighting not only for the Hollis estate but for her sanity as well.
Director Robert Aldrich resumes the electric collaboration with Davis begun in the terrifying smash hit WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? Davis heads up the stellar cast (which includes Bruce Dern and George Kennedy in small, early roles and Mary Astor in her last film appearance) with a performance that radiates desperation, entrapment, and inevitable collapse. HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE provides a chilling investigation of a heartbreakingly demented mind.
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
Mono - English
Stereo - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes - "Hush...Hush, Sweet Joan: The Making of CHARLOTTE"
Featurettes - 1. "Bruce Dern Remembers"
2. "Wizard Work" (Vintage Featurette)
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - 1. Interactive Pressbook Gallery
2. Poster Art
3. Lobby Cards
Stills/Photos
Stars
Bette Davis: Oscar winning american actress, JEZEBEL, DANGEROUS
Olivia de Havilland: Oscar winning American actress, THE HEIRESS (1949)
Joseph Cotten: American actor,
Agnes Moorehead: American actress, JOHNNY BELINDA, HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE
Mary Astor: Oscar Winning American Actress; THE MALTESE FALCON
Bruce Dern: American actor, COMING HOME
Victor Buono: Character actor, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE
William Campbell: American actor, HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE
Cecil Kellaway: Character actor, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
Wesley Addy: American actor, HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE
George Kennedy: American actor, COOL HAND LUKE
Director
Robert Aldrich: American Director
Producer
Robert Aldrich: American Director
Screenwriter
Henry Farrell: American Screenwriter
Lukas Heller:
Composer
Frank DeVol:
Editor
Michael Luciano: American Editor
Director of Photography
Joseph Biroc: American Director Of Photography
Production Designer
William Glasgow: Art Director
Review 1:
"Though Davis gives her standard spectacular performance, it's Ms. de Havilland who gets the chance here to show some range."
Source: New York Times
p.E5 08/09/2005
Review 2:
"Robert Aldrich's cast of great vets keeps mystery in the magnolia-scented air."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.127 08/19/2005