Bette Davis — Actor (65)
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The Empty Canvas (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
La noia
director: Damiano Damiani actor: Horst Buchholz / Catherine Spaak …
other title: La noia / L'Ennui et sa diversion, l'érotisme …
An aspiring young artist breaks from his wealthy, possessive mother to live a bohemian existence in the artist's section of Rome and falls in love with a beautiful model who wants an uncommitted relationship.
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As Summers Die (1986) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
As Summers Die
director: Jean-Claude Tramont actor: Scott Glenn / Jamie Lee Curtis …
other title: Testigo sorpresa / Quando l'estate muore
Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threatened by the Holts, the first family of the town, after she refuses to sell her valuable land.
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Special Agent (1935) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Special Agent
director: William Keighley actor: Bette Davis / George Brent …
other title: Il grande nemico / Spezial-Agent
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
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Bunny O'Hare (1971) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Bunny O'Hare
director: Gerd Oswald actor: Bette Davis / Ernest Borgnine …
other title: Provaci ancora mamma / Bunny und Bill
Bette Davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies who elect to rob a bank to restore Bunny O'Hare's financial affairs after she's been unjustly evicted and rendered homeless. When that heist ends up paying off, rather than take off for the border, Bunny opts for a life of crime with her new partner, Bill Green, played by fellow Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine.
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Fog Over Frisco (1934) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Fog Over Frisco
director: William Dieterle actor: Bette Davis / Donald Woods …
other title: Nebbia a San Francisco / Nebel über Frisco …
Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.
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The Bad Sister (1931) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
The Bad Sister
director: Hobart Henley actor: Conrad Nagel / Sidney Fox …
other title: Mala hermana / Bad Sister
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.
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Front Page Woman (1935) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Front Page Woman
director: Michael Curtiz actor: Bette Davis / George Brent …
other title: Miss Repórter / Die Frau auf Seite 1 …
Ace reporter Curt Devlin and fellow reporter Ellen Garfield love one another, but Curt believes women are "bum newspapermen". When a murder investigation ensues, the two compete every step of the way, determined to not be scooped by the other.
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Ex-Lady (1933) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Ex-Lady
director: Robert Florey actor: Bette Davis / Gene Raymond …
other title: Amante do Seu Marido / Spätere Heirat ausgeschlossen
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Return from Witch Mountain
director: John Hough actor: Bette Davis / Christopher Lee …
other title: Ritorno dall'ignoto / Børnene fra det ydre rum vender tilbage …
Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.
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Complicated Women (2003) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Complicated Women
director: Hugh Munro Neely actor: Jane Fonda / Frances Dee …
other title: Mujeres liberadas
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
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John Paul Jones (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
John Paul Jones
director: John Farrow actor: Robert Stack / Marisa Pavan …
other title: Il grande capitano / Beherrscher der Meere …
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
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Wicked Stepmother (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Wicked Stepmother
director: Larry Cohen actor: Colleen Camp / Barbara Carrera …
other title: Strega per un giorno / Tanz der Hexen …
A pair of witches descend upon a family and wreak havoc. Now it's up to the family's matriarch, a private detective, and a suspended police officer to stop them.