Tuesday, August 24, 2010

'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?': What About 'What A Dump'?

People are talking about "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" This morning. Not bad for a 1966 movie That Played last night as part of TCM's daylong salute Thurs Elizabeth Taylor. Taylor won the best-actress Oscar for her fiery performance as overbearing Martha opposite then-Husband Richard Burton as George.

Bette Davis had hoped to play opposite Martha Henry Fonda. But That'll Have Been odd: In one of the most famous scenes, Martha tries to remember the movie wakes up in Bette Davis utters the line, "What a dump!" Could not have Bette Davis Played a character webcam about a Bette Davis movie?

The movie was the 1949 drama "Beyond the Forest," the last movie made under Davis long her contract at Warner Brothers. The movie has Been Generally Considered one of the low points of the Davis career. That is, until Recent years.

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