Greedy family making a deal. Bette and her two scoundrel brothers. Bette's husband and daughter are ethical, but daughter is young and weak and husband is sick. An aunt of the girl is also good, but she's a lush and her husband treats her like dirt.
Great Bette Davis line:
"why don't you all go home." said to her brothers.
The foxes try to maneuver Bette's husband into accepting the deal. He balks. They steal/borrow money from him. He finds out. His heart gives out on him. Bette sits and watches instead of bringing him his medicine. He dies. Deal goes through, but daughter walks out on her.
Weakness-we're supposed to feel Yes, she got money, but she lost her daughter. However, the truth is that we've never seen that she cared any about her daughter, so what exactly did she lose?
Not much subtlety in the characters . . . like none!
Great Bette Davis line:
"why don't you all go home." said to her brothers.
The foxes try to maneuver Bette's husband into accepting the deal. He balks. They steal/borrow money from him. He finds out. His heart gives out on him. Bette sits and watches instead of bringing him his medicine. He dies. Deal goes through, but daughter walks out on her.
Weakness-we're supposed to feel Yes, she got money, but she lost her daughter. However, the truth is that we've never seen that she cared any about her daughter, so what exactly did she lose?
Not much subtlety in the characters . . . like none!
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