![]() Her retreat into more obviously mannered performances took place at the end of the 1930s when her characteristic tics become more evident in women’s melodramas and her brittle movements were more focussed and she is shot even closer than before, bug eyes declaring a strangeness that beguiled and fascinated. Despite her position as the Queen of the Warners lot, it was the first year she obtained star billing. She won her first Academy Award for Dangerous (1935) in the dazzling role of a theatre actress who was maintaining a double life as an addict, allegedly based on the tragic Jeanne Eagels and subsequently for Jezebel (1938, Wyler), a showy part that served as a placebo for losing the role of Scarlett O’Hara and in which she again played a dichotomous character of an outrageous Southern belle. She would successfully interpret Maugham again in The Letter (1940, Wyler). Two years later she consolidated that with glittery blonde eroticism as she played her first controversial Maugham heroine in Of Human Bondage (1934, Cromwell). A trained theatre actress, she initially worked at Universal Studios but soon became a staple at Warner Bros., where she achieved stardom in The Man Who Played God (1932) opposite George Arliss, after she was initially marketed as a comedy coquette and then as a result of the studio strategy of ‘off casting’ became a vamp, then alternated that with ‘good’ roles intended to deploy her abilities beyond the readily differentiated image (Klaprat in Balio, 1985: 356 372-375). Davis’ career, which lasted from 1931 until 1989, maps across the major developments in the sound era, from its commencement to its demise. A Stolen Life was her sole production venture and as such warrants analysis. Her feisty persona became authenticated through her performances and she was always associated with the role of the independent woman. She fearlessly went on suspension many times in order to achieve the roles she wanted and won two Academy Awards. Her loss (legal and financial) was famous but it paved the way for future production successes amongst actors. A sojourn in England during which she lost her expensive case encouraged Warners to re-hire her under apparently more favourable conditions although she still found herself in demeaning roles. in the 1930s and set a precedent amongst actors fighting the restrictions (and payment) of their studio contracts. ![]() She had had a very public legal spat with Warner Bros. A Stolen Life (1946, Bernhardt) occupies a very special place in the Davis canon: it was the only one of her films that Davis herself produced under B.D. Shipping to Canada is a flat rate of $14.99 and all other countries are $19.99 and there is also no extra charge when shipping more than one item.Īll orders are shipped promptly using the United States Postal Service.Bette Davis was a star of the first order with a duality about her persona which was serially and successfully exploited by writers and directors throughout her long career. We can ship to virtually any address in the world. If your order is less than $15.00 we offer Standard Shipping within the U.S at flat rate of only $4.99. Your order total must be $15.00 or more to qualify for the Free Shipping promotion. Posterazzi is offering Free Shipping on all U.S. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order. ![]() If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days). You should expect to receive your refund within 2 weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. We offer a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee so that you can always buy with confidence. You may return any items within 30 days of delivery for an exchange or a full refund.
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