... although you can't do much in 40 minutes. Made in the UK in 1999, I found the comments made by Robert Osborne probably the most interesting. He certainly knew all of these golden age stars and had some interesting stories to tell I had not heard before. Also insightful were a few comments from Michael Merrill, Davis' adopted son, on what family life was like with Bette. Apparently she was quite the cook. As for golden age director Vincent Sherman, he shows up on several of these documentaries about actresses of the 20th century, and if he had an affair with one he practically gives a dissertation on the incident and then says - "But I couldn't talk about it at the time...". And yet HERE YOU ARE. Talk about kissing and telling. Yikes.
If you want to dig deeper I'd watch "Stardust: The Bette Davis Story". It was on DVD in the Bette Davis Collection Volume 2 and Turner Classic Movies airs it from time to time. It is twice the length of this documentary and has quite a few more insights from Davis herself in some archival footage.
If you want to dig deeper I'd watch "Stardust: The Bette Davis Story". It was on DVD in the Bette Davis Collection Volume 2 and Turner Classic Movies airs it from time to time. It is twice the length of this documentary and has quite a few more insights from Davis herself in some archival footage.