E! Mysteries & Scandals: Bette Davis (2000)
Jay Bernstein (author), Jack Allen (historian), Vincent Sherman and Mike Kaplan (producer) are on hand to discuss the life of Bette Davis.
As this E! series went on it seemed they would try and do stories on just about any old star even if that star's life wasn't all that bad. This episode talks about Davis being a fighter for good movie roles and how she wouldn't back down from anyone. Honestly, there's really nothing too bad said about Davis here. They talk about some of her bad movie roles later in her life but a lot of actors end their careers in bad movies. There's also the rumor that she was involved with the death of one of her husbands. The interviews with the experts are quite good and overall it's a good look at Davis, although it's not nearly as dark as most episodes in the series.
Episode: B+
Jay Bernstein (author), Jack Allen (historian), Vincent Sherman and Mike Kaplan (producer) are on hand to discuss the life of Bette Davis.
As this E! series went on it seemed they would try and do stories on just about any old star even if that star's life wasn't all that bad. This episode talks about Davis being a fighter for good movie roles and how she wouldn't back down from anyone. Honestly, there's really nothing too bad said about Davis here. They talk about some of her bad movie roles later in her life but a lot of actors end their careers in bad movies. There's also the rumor that she was involved with the death of one of her husbands. The interviews with the experts are quite good and overall it's a good look at Davis, although it's not nearly as dark as most episodes in the series.
Episode: B+
