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Bette Davis plays Jane Hudson, an aging alcoholic whose vauderville career as child-star “Baby Jane” has faded to obscurity. Her sister Blanche (Jane Crawford) lived in Jane’s shadow as a girl but enjoyed a successful adult career as a glamourous film star until an “accident” left her wheelchair-bound. The aging sisters live alone in a gloomy Hollywood mansion, with Jane becoming increasingly eccentric and keeping Blanche a virtual prisoner. After a series of horrific incidents, the obsessive relationship between the two draws to a sinister conclusion. Based on the novel by Henry Farrell.
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ACMI Identifier
305182
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sibling rivalry
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)