Bette Davis plays the part perfectly -- twin sisters -- one good, one bad -- and with superb skills she portrays each just a tad differently to make the point, but not overdue it.
The other "star" of the film is the special effects. Quite prominent in the scenes where both sisters are together -- note for example when one sister hands a match to the other, and when they are chatting on the bed.
Glen Ford is excellent here, sort of. He's very convincing as the homespun lighthouse worker early in the film, and quite convincing as the jaded husband later in the film...but I'm not sure these two men could be the same man.
Supporting actors include Walter Brennan and the wonderful Charles Ruggles. None of the other supporting actors are of note.
The surprise of the film is that you are expecting the bad sister to murder the good sister. When it's clear that's not in the cards, you begin to think the good sister might actually murder the bad sister to get back the man she loves. But then, nature does it for her, and the latter part of the story is the good sister trying to hard to portray the bad sister. Interesting twist.
And, in the end, they all live happily ever after...well, except for the bad sister who is in the briny deep!
The other "star" of the film is the special effects. Quite prominent in the scenes where both sisters are together -- note for example when one sister hands a match to the other, and when they are chatting on the bed.
Glen Ford is excellent here, sort of. He's very convincing as the homespun lighthouse worker early in the film, and quite convincing as the jaded husband later in the film...but I'm not sure these two men could be the same man.
Supporting actors include Walter Brennan and the wonderful Charles Ruggles. None of the other supporting actors are of note.
The surprise of the film is that you are expecting the bad sister to murder the good sister. When it's clear that's not in the cards, you begin to think the good sister might actually murder the bad sister to get back the man she loves. But then, nature does it for her, and the latter part of the story is the good sister trying to hard to portray the bad sister. Interesting twist.
And, in the end, they all live happily ever after...well, except for the bad sister who is in the briny deep!