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Jezebel

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Jezebel
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NR,1hr 45min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1938
Director:
William Wyler
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Bette Davis, Betty Davis, Henry Fonda  ...more
Synopsis: In 1938, Jezebel was widely regarded as Warner Bros.' "compensation" to Bette Davis for her losing the opportunity to play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. Resemblances between the two properties are inescapable: Jezebel heroine Julie Marsden (Davis) is a headstrong Southern belle not unlike Scarlett (Julie lives in New Orleans rather than Georgia); she loves fiancé Preston Dillard (played by Henry Fonda) but loses him when she makes a public spectacle of herself (to provoke envy in him) by ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Jezebel, which wrapped up as Gone With the Wind was entering pre-production, was either Bette Davis' feature-length screen test for Scarlett O'Hara or a consolation prize for not getting the part. Regardless, she handles the title role with the catty, manipulative cruelty that characterized many of her best performances. As her beau, Henry Fonda appears a little uncomfortable in the period piece. Ultimately, ... Full Review
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Bette Davis
Julie Marsden
Betty Davis
Julie
Henry Fonda
Pres Dillard, Preston Dillard
George Brent
Buck Cantrell
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