How Bette Davis Turned 18 Minutes into a Whole Movie

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Bette Davis: Scene Stealer Extraordinaire. Image: John Grant, Noirish *Spoiler Alert* We found a Bette Davis film that made us cry. Now, as much as we adore Ms Davis, we never cry at her films, not even if she’s dying of cancer or preparing to live in a leper colony. These things make…

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The Virginian and the Unintentional Villain

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Sonny Tufts (R) is found with some incriminating evidence. Often, in Hollywood films, The Villain is a highly-motivated character. He or she knows what they want and they pursue it doggedly. For example, look at the 1946 western, The Virginian. Brian Donlevy stars as a crooked Wyoming rancher who spends…

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