rhondag388 Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 Hi everybody! I'm watching "Jezebel" for the first time right now, and am just wondering what your thoughts about this movie are. I'm thoroughly enjoying Bette Davis in her role as Julie, and the movie is great! I'm puzzled as to why people seem to be blaming her for the Yellow Fever epidemic, though. I'm sure I've missed...or...misinterpreted something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path40a Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 I recently taped (from TCM) and watched this one too and thoroughly enjoyed it. Of course, I love Bette Davis, regardless! In either case, I don't remember Julie (Ms. Davis' character) being blamed for the yellow fever, though I do remember her manipulating a tragic duel between two of the men (one was George Brent) in the film while she was trying to spite her former fiance (Henry Fonda) who showed up at her plantation married to a Northerner. You can read almost the entire film at - http://www.filmsite.org/jeze.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhondag388 Posted May 18, 2004 Author Share Posted May 18, 2004 Thanks so much for the clarification! I figured I had missed something. I watched the movie again last night, and it made a lot more sense. It's really a wonderful film and the music is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogcafe1 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Great movie and music too from Max Steiner. Of course everybody knows that Davis won the Academy Award for this role. The legendary behind the scenes with William Wyler info are detailed in the book Inside Warner Bros. Also, the music of Bette Davis films is out on an RCA Victor CD called "Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis" I also love Steven Spielberg for purchasing Davis' Oscar and returning it back to the Acdemy in 2001!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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