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* ActorInspiredHeroism: In the book, Mildred is a ManipulativeBitch who makes Philip's life hell. Thanks to Bette Davis' performance, some of the time one gets the impression that Mildred could have loved Philip in her own twisted way. She says the line "you're the only one who ever treated me like a human" in a way that sounds quite sincere.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/IreneDunne, Creator/KatharineHepburn Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/AnnSheridan all turned down the part of Mildred. Bette Davis was however the first choice - she just had to deal with Jack L Warner refusing to let her play the part.part.
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* DawsonCasting: Leslie Howard was in his forties playing the twentysomething Philip.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Leslie Howard was cold and aloof to Bette Davis at first, annoyed at an American being in the film.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/IreneDunne, Creator/KatharineHepburn and Creator/AnnSheridan all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/IreneDunne, Creator/KatharineHepburn and Creator/AnnSheridan all turned down the part of Mildred. Bette Davis was however the first choice - she just had to deal with Jack L Warner refusing to let her play the part.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Bette Davis designed Mildred's make-up for her varying stages of tuberculosis herself. Her intent was to make it look realistic as opposed to "as if a deb had missed her afternoon nap".
* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/LeslieHoward was very frosty to Bette Davis at first, which she said helped her to be horrible to him in the scenes that required it.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/LeslieHoward was very frosty to Bette Davis at first, which she said helped her to be horrible to him in the scenes that required it.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Bette Davis Creator/BetteDavis designed Mildred's make-up for her varying stages of tuberculosis herself. Her intent was to make it look realistic as opposed to "as if a deb had missed her afternoon nap".
* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/LeslieHoward was very frosty toBette Davis Creator/BetteDavis at first, which she said helped her to be horrible to him in the scenes that required it.
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* FakeBrit: Famously with Bette Davis playing Mildred. The mostly English cast were horrified at an American playing the part. Leslie Howard, however, was quickly won over with Bette's dedication to the role.
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* FakeBrit: Famously with Bette Davis Creator/BetteDavis playing Mildred. The mostly English cast were horrified at an American playing the part. Leslie Howard, Creator/LeslieHoward, however, was quickly won over with Bette's dedication to the role.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/AnnSheridan and Creator/IreneDunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/IreneDunne, Creator/KatharineHepburn and Creator/AnnSheridan and Creator/IreneDunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/KatharineHepburn, Ann Sheridan and Creator/IreneDunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/KatharineHepburn, Ann Sheridan Creator/AnnSheridan and Creator/IreneDunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/KatharineHepburn, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/KatharineHepburn, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne Creator/IreneDunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* FakeBrit: Famously with Bette Davis playing Mildred. The mostly English cast were horrified at an American playing the part. Leslie Howard however was quickly won over with Bette's dedication to the role.
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* FakeBrit: Famously with Bette Davis playing Mildred. The mostly English cast were horrified at an American playing the part. Leslie Howard however Howard, however, was quickly won over with Bette's dedication to the role.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Katharine Hepburn, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Katharine Hepburn, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
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!!The 1934 Bette Davis film:
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!!The 1934 Bette Davis Creator/BetteDavis film:
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Leslie Howard Creator/LeslieHoward was very frosty to Bette Davis at first, which she said helped her to be horrible to him in the scenes that required it.
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!!The 1934 Bette Davis film:
* AcclaimedFlop: The film actually lost Warner Bros $45,000 but was heaped with praise.
* ActorInspiredElement: Bette Davis designed Mildred's make-up for her varying stages of tuberculosis herself. Her intent was to make it look realistic as opposed to "as if a deb had missed her afternoon nap".
* EnforcedMethodActing: Leslie Howard was very frosty to Bette Davis at first, which she said helped her to be horrible to him in the scenes that required it.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Mildred dies of syphilis in the book, but the Hays Code had it changed to tuberculosis instead.
* FakeBrit: Famously with Bette Davis playing Mildred. The mostly English cast were horrified at an American playing the part. Leslie Howard however was quickly won over with Bette's dedication to the role.
* StarMakingRole: This turned Bette Davis into a star. Bette herself anticipated this and lobbied hard for the part of Mildred, sure it would be her breakout role.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Katharine Hepburn, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
* AcclaimedFlop: The film actually lost Warner Bros $45,000 but was heaped with praise.
* ActorInspiredElement: Bette Davis designed Mildred's make-up for her varying stages of tuberculosis herself. Her intent was to make it look realistic as opposed to "as if a deb had missed her afternoon nap".
* EnforcedMethodActing: Leslie Howard was very frosty to Bette Davis at first, which she said helped her to be horrible to him in the scenes that required it.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Mildred dies of syphilis in the book, but the Hays Code had it changed to tuberculosis instead.
* FakeBrit: Famously with Bette Davis playing Mildred. The mostly English cast were horrified at an American playing the part. Leslie Howard however was quickly won over with Bette's dedication to the role.
* StarMakingRole: This turned Bette Davis into a star. Bette herself anticipated this and lobbied hard for the part of Mildred, sure it would be her breakout role.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Katharine Hepburn, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne all turned down the part of Mildred.
