Podcasts by How Bette Davis Saved My Life

Middle-aged Women Beware!: FEAR + THE WALL= "The Sty of The Blind Pig" (1974) and "Reckless" (1997) from 2023-12-02T17:00

Alberta, "The Sty of The Blind Pig" and Anna, "Reckless" could not be from more different backgrounds, yet they both make the same type of rash and irrational (IMO) decisions based on fear and a...

All The Single Ladies...Beware!: "The Night of The Hunter" (1955) from 2023-11-18T17:00

Robert Mitchum does the most...acting and scaring in this classicly underrated at the time, Charles Laughton directed masterpiece.  Watch Shelly Winters and her children become victims of o...

Ya Mama!: "Tarnished Lady" (1931) from 2023-11-04T16:00

Can Tallulah Bankhead's, Nancy, survive: Her manipulative mother? A frenemy? A lost love?  And, a SUPPORTIVE RICH HUSBAND?!  Wait...one of these things is not...

Kay Slays: "In Name Only" (1939) from 2023-10-21T16:00

Kay Francis is an ice queen playing 3-D chess with Cary Grant and Carole Lombards's emotions (and everyone else's) as she refuses to grant him a divorce that will grant him happiness with the wo...

“Shadow of A Doubt “ (1943) from 2023-10-07T16:00

 Will, niece Charlie, survive, uncle Charlie?!  Listen as we dive into this underrated Hitchcock thriller! Starring Theresa Wright and Jospeh Cotten.  

Are All Mistresses The Same?: 1950s v. 1980s from 2023-09-30T16:00

 "About Mrs. Leslie" (1954) stars pre TV's "Hazel" Shirley Booth and Robert Ryan. "His Mistress" (1984) stars Robert Urich and Julianne Phillips.  Let's compare and contrast the simila...

"Footloose" (1984:) Deeper Than Dance from 2023-09-23T16:00

This 80's iconic musical, comedy, drama starring Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow still rocks today! Join us for our next Facebook Live this Saturday, 9/16, 11am CST for an all new "Late To The Part...

STEELLLAAA!!!!...Dallas (1937) from 2023-09-09T16:00

Yes! Get the tissue ready for tears of sorrow and laughter because Georgia and I have a blast with Tom and Norman from Ultimate Fashion History! Listen to our recent Facebook Live as we talk abo...

Bette vs. Joan: Almost 100 years later... Why Do Fans Still Need This? from 2023-08-26T16:00

The feud between these two classic Hollywood acting titans was epic and literally brutal. Fans still engage in this battle-with positions and sides clearly drawn. Will it ever end? Do we want it...

Bette's Back!: "Ex-lady" (1933) from 2023-08-12T16:00

We were live on Facebook! Bette Davis and Gene Raymond steam up pre-code Hollywood in this sensual taboo, romantic drama about a progressive, unmarried career woman and her beau testing the boun...

"Spring Time For Hit..." Well...You Know: "The Producers" (1967) from 2023-07-29T16:00

Only Mel Brooks could've taken WWII and made it a cinematic comedy classic! Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel and Dick Shawn are just a few who assist Brooks in making us uncomfortably, gleeful with this...

Sing It, Ray Charles!: "In The Heat of The Night" (1967) from 2023-07-15T16:00

Rod Steiger co-stars in another masterpiece of a movie to cure race relations. He and fellow acting icon, Sydney "They call me, Mr. Tibbs!" Poitier, put on an acting clinic as they leave audienc...

Soooo Sweet: "Cinema Paradiso" (1988) from 2023-07-01T16:00

The power of movies and true love shines trough in this foreign classic set in post WWII!

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"Blazing Saddles" (1974), Scorching Stereotypes from 2023-06-17T16:00

In this western comedy classic, Mel Brooks, Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman and Madeline Khan take out the pistols and pull the trigger warnings! This laugh per minute film is another...

Clint Eastwood becomes An Icon in "A Fist Full of Dollars" (1964) from 2023-06-03T16:32

It's more than just a shoot em' up! Almost 60 years old and this "spaghetti" western still packs a punch with its story of greed, survival and a power struggle that destroys everyone in its...

"Dirty Dancing" (1987) with A Felony from 2023-05-20T16:00

In this 80s iconic movie, Jerry Orbach (and the audience) is asked to just dance when his fresh out of high school daughter, "Baby", (Jennifer Grey) falls in love with the at least 25 year old, ...

"Pretty Woman" (1990)...I Guess from 2023-05-06T16:00

Julia Roberts becomes a superstar in this movie that also stars Richard Gere as a corporate raider that saves said pretty woman from a life of impropriety on the corners of L.A. Movie also stars...

Close Encounters of The Third Kind (1977) =E.T.=Stranger Things from 2023-04-22T16:36

Enjoy our first trip into sci-fi land with our first Steven Spielberg film starring Richard Dreyfuss as a midwestern man abducted by aliens.   

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Bette Davis Invites Us to "The Catered Affair" (1956) from 2023-04-08T16:00

Happy Birthday, Bette!  We'd love to go to a family celebration with you-even if it would've been 67 years ago! Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds and Ernest Borgnine co-star and shine in this to...

Maggie Loves Willie: "Hobson's Choice" from 2022-04-09T16:00

Laughton, Mills, DeBanzie...a who's who in British film and theater greatness all give some of their best performances in this 1954 clinic on how to: get married, make a man and a man and a woma...

Quite The Gem: "Topaze" (1933) from 2022-03-26T16:00

This pre-code film is delighhtfully comical while being brutally honest about the corrupt, incestous relationship between, big business, pharmacy, politics, education and commercialism.  Jo...

A Toast to The, "Sweet Smell of Success". from 2022-03-12T17:00

There aren't enough superlatives to describe the seriously underrated masterpiece that is 1957's "Sweet Smell of Success".  Tony Curtis manages to upstage, in many scenes, the one and only ...

"Mr. Ace" in Yo Face! from 2022-02-26T17:00

Sylvia Sydney's character was definitely into it-especially if she wanted to be governor!  She and non other than George Raft star in this 1946 drama about how politics worked then and stil...

With Friends Like These, Who Needs An..."Old Acquaintance"? from 2022-02-12T17:00

Bette Davis is the "nice guy" in this 1943 dramedy co-starring Miriam Hopkins as her nicesty (nice+nasty) BFFL.  These two play rivals in everything ranging from men, motherho...

Glitz and Glam Goes "Mahogany" from 2022-01-29T17:00

This 1975 ultimate stars vehicle for Ms. Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams catapulted the USA's and the world's  consciusness into not only is black is beautiful but its uber glam and gorge...

Golden Age of British Film: "Home and Away" from 2022-01-15T17:00

This 1956 British comedy stars the perfect coupling of Kathleen Harrison and Jack Warner as- NOT "The Huggets", but the Knowles! But, they are still as sweet and funny with a new cast of zany fr...

Double Feature!: The Mystery Train (1931) and Alimony (1949) from 2022-01-01T17:00

Our first double feature and we chose these two because of the double dealing, scandolous broads they feature!  Hedda Hopper in "The Mystery Train" and Martha Vickers in "Alimony" are so te...

Redux:"The Razor's Edge" Cuts Like A Knife from 2021-12-18T17:00

This W. Somerset Maugham classic does not disappoint.  And, with Anne Baxter (Eve in "All About Eve" see episode 6), now being totally victimized by life and the gorgeous Gene Tierney and T...

A Sweet Breath of Romantic, Jazzy Love: "Sylvie's Love" from 2021-12-04T17:00

Amazon Prime's 2020 sweet, classy, and jazz music filled ode to classic Hollywood romantic films is just right for any movie fan from any era.  "Sylvie's Love" is a modern day cineamtic uni...

World Premiere of our First Joan Crawford Movie!: "Harriet Craig" from 2021-11-20T17:00

We are so excited to FINALLY do, Ms. Crawford! And, boy, did we pick a doosie!  Find out how Walter Craig got Red Pilled real quick! 

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MORE Men!!! x 7: "The Magnificent 7" (1960) from 2021-11-06T16:35

Mc Queen, Brenner, Bronson, Coburn and future cinematic icon, Eli Wallach, star in this excellent, action packed, could stand alone nod to "The Seven Samurai" (our previous episode).

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"Seven Samurai": Mic Drop from 2021-10-23T16:00

Our first ever look at the 1954 STUNNING cinematic, classic masterpiece from Akira Kurosawa.

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Catch A Star, Catch "Stagecoach" from 2021-10-09T16:00

John Wayne begins his rise to iconic movie superstar in THEE blueprint for all westerns that followed in this standard classic co-starring the one and only Claire Trevor and Thomas Mitchell in h...

Two Words...Jeze bel. Bette Davis' 1938 Superstar Making Role from 2021-09-25T16:00

Bette co-stars with the great Henry Fonda in this pre-civil war drama. Can their love survive New Orleans' tradition and malaria?  

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In A Rut? Get Some Guts!; "Vacation From Marriage" from 2021-09-11T16:00

This 1945 WWII centered comedy, drama stars a brilliant star making early performance by thee Deborah Kerr and the one and only Robert Donat.  The pair star as a married couple whose three ...

No Beheading. But, There's "The Seventh Veil" from 2021-08-28T16:00

Ann Todd wishers she could take off James Mason's head, perhaps, in the eaarly  British psycho thriller, "The Seventh Veil".

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Nora Gives Torvald The "bird"; Henrik Ibsen's, "A Doll's House" from 2021-08-14T16:00

The decision that wife, Nora, made in Henrik's Ibsen play has been debated and discussed for over a century.  We give our spin on, "A Doll's House".

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Killer Red Bottoms?! Pish posh! Killer "The Red Shoes"! from 2021-07-31T16:00

Be dazzled and amazed by the visually stunning and musically inspiring spectacle that is 1948's "The Red Shoes", starring the beautiful and talented ballerina extradoinaire, Moira Shearer. Will ...

A Very Special How Bette Davis Saved My Life: "Blossoms In The Dust" from 2021-07-17T16:00

We've decided to be good little Bette's Ladies and do this 1941 sweet and tender movie starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.  Get your tissues ready!

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"All About Eve" or You?! Redux from 2021-07-03T16:00

Celebrate America's greatness with an American great, Bette Davis, in all of her gloryin "All About Eve"!  This cinematic masterpeice naturally had to be one of our first eps-originally as ...

Retro Red Pills: "Payment On Demand" from 2021-06-19T16:32

Barry Sullivan MGTOWs (Men Going Their Own Way) Bette Davis after 20+ years of marriage to finally get some peace! Grab all your friends who are divorcing, divorced or getting married, get the p...

Female Simping=Fimping: Swinging 60's, "Sweet Charity" from 2021-06-05T16:05

Shirley MacClaine stars as a woman in love with being in love with all the wrong guys as she sings, cries, dances and shines through NYC's supa cool 60's scene.  Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon c...

Big Simpin': 1946's "The Killers" from 2021-05-22T16:00

Watch Burt Lancaster's film debut as a simp of simps, "The Swede" for Ava Gardner's, "Kitty" litter, garbage of a human being in this thrilling CLASSIC film noir!

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Double Dip, "The Swimmer" from 2021-05-08T16:00

Yes, we are revisiting this timeless, introspective, "Mad Men"esque 1961 film starring Burt Lancaster. This shorter 35 min version still gives you that Hollywood life lesson only how we can give...

Double Your Villain Loving Pleasure with 1944's, "Double Indemnity" from 2021-04-24T16:00

Fred Mac Murray learns he is the smartest man in the room only when he's alone.  This gold standard/template for the film noir genre is a "don't blink, don't move" must watch.  Barbara...

Classic Hollywood Beef... "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" from 2021-04-10T16:19

Bette Davis v. Joan Crawford. And the winner is... You decide. We quip. Facebook page and Youtube video links are below.  Enjoy!

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A Must Watch..."Intruder In The Dust" from 2021-03-27T16:35

Juano Hernandez does it again in the 1949 film adaptation of William Faulkner's "Intruder In The Dust".

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Relax, let it happen. "Breaking Point" from 2021-03-13T16:34

Don't say what you WILL do... say what you'd LIKE to do. John Garfield's character becomes an expert in his 1950 so underrated top notch, high pressure, film noir thriller, "Breaking Point". Joi...

Whose Desire? Dad's Daughter w/ Mistress' Son? "Their Own Desire" from 2021-02-27T16:00

Norma Shearer's, Lally, reads her dad the philanderer's riot act in her 1929, pre-code drama, "Their Own Desire", co-staring Robert Montgomery.  Follow us on Facebook Listen

How Women Destroy Good Relationships, "The Letter" from 2021-02-13T16:20

What happens when Bette Davis plays post office with the wrong man, 1940's "The Letter"

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LOL I'm "Dead Ringer" from 2021-01-30T16:03

Double your Bette in her 1964 camp classic thriller, "Dead Ringer". Join us for more Hollywood cinema fun on YouTube and Facebook!

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Does your cell phone say this?, "Sorry, Wrong Number?" from 2021-01-16T16:00

Barabara Stanwyck. Burt Lancaster.  You'll need a manicure after this 1948 nail biter! 

Lead. Follow. Or, Lead. Follow. : "Paths of Glory" from 2021-01-02T16:03

WARNING!  Watch this 1957, Kirk Douglass, military gut-puncher movie when only in a pleasant mood.  This riveting drama is geared to military vets and non to teach how...

It's 2020 and still "It's A Wonderful Life"! from 2020-12-19T16:00

Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and a host of other great actors remind us to keep life in perspective in the 1947 Hollywood classic from director extradordinaire, Frank Capra, "It's A Wonderful Life"...

Wrap Your Wrong Arm Around Genevieve: "Genevieve" and "Wrong Arm of The Law" from 2020-12-05T16:00

We finally got around to one our favorite types of movies, British Cinema!  And, we're starting with none other than the King of British Comedy, Peter Sellers, in "Wrong Arm of the Law" alo...

Code?! We Don't Need No Stinking Code! from 2020-11-21T16:30

The pre-code Hollywood movies were such a triumph in filmmaking for actresses.  We highlight the best of sexually and financially "empowered" women in early Hollywood classics featuring Mae...

Apparently, Ox + Bow = Incident; "The Ox-Bow Incident" from 2020-11-07T16:00

This 1943 western starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dana Andrews is a face and gut puncher!  Something will be tied up with a nice and neat bow, but it won't be the ending. 

Let's Bring This Saying Back..."Bad Day At Black Rock" from 2020-10-24T16:00

This 1955 action movie from Spencer Tracy (yeah he was kinda old here, but about that action))  was something people used to actually say this in deference to this movie when your day was S...

Woodcock Is A Dish Best Served Cold: "Deception" from 2020-10-10T16:16

Bette's Ladies will take apart every molecule of the Bette Davis must see blueprint of how to arm your psyhco, newly ex-boyfriend with every weapon possible to destroy your new romance in the 19...

Submerge Yourself in "The Swimmer" from 2020-09-26T16:00

Burt Lancaster gives one of his best performances here.  WARNING: ALL SELF ABSORBED SO-N-SO'S DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER!

Either You're On The Menu Or At The Table: "Dinner At Eight" from 2020-09-12T16:03

Jean Harlow, the Barrymore brothers and Wallace Beery star in this quintissential classic glam Hollywood 1933 movie.  Would you want to go to dinner with these people?

"The Razor's Edge" Cuts Like A Knife from 2020-08-29T16:11

This W. Somerset Maugham classic does not disappoint.  And, with Anne Baxter (Eve in "All About Eve" see episode 6), now being totally victimized by life and the gorgeous Gene Tierney and T...

"All About Eve" or You?! from 2020-08-15T23:03

"Fasten your seat belts...It's going to be a bumpy podcast."  Do you like to mater manipulate and social climb? Do you like to be socially climbed on?  Well, this movie is a "How To" f...

The Little Foxes", Pt. 3 from 2020-07-30T18:58

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The Little Foxes", Pt. 2 from 2020-07-30T18:55

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Daaang, Regina!!!: The Little Foxes, Pt. 1 from 2020-07-30T18:51

Bette's Ladies chose "The Little Foxes" ("Foxes" is episode 3) movie because it is quintessential Bette in all her fancy fashion glory not giving a care about anyone else's feelings and then sor...

Mr. Skeffington Pt. 2 from 2020-07-30T18:48

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You Ain't Allat: Mr. Skeffington Pt. 1 from 2020-07-30T18:41

This movie is truly for every woman who truly hates her marriage, family, and her life in general-although she has every reason in the world not to. This is Bette Davis being the b!*ch we love t...