A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
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- Won 6 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 20 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Bette Davis | ... |
Margo
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Anne Baxter | ... |
Eve
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George Sanders | ... |
Addison DeWitt
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Celeste Holm | ... |
Karen
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Gary Merrill | ... |
Bill Simpson
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Hugh Marlowe | ... |
Lloyd Richards
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Gregory Ratoff | ... |
Max Fabian
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Barbara Bates | ... |
Phoebe
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Marilyn Monroe | ... |
Miss Casswell
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Thelma Ritter | ... |
Birdie
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Walter Hampden | ... |
Aged Actor
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Randy Stuart | ... |
Girl
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Craig Hill | ... |
Leading Man
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Leland Harris | ... |
Doorman
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Barbara White | ... |
Autograph Seeker
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Eddie Fisher | ... |
Stage Manager
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William Pullen | ... |
Clerk
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Claude Stroud | ... |
Pianist
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Eugene Borden | ... |
Frenchman
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Helen Mowery | ... |
Reporter
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Steven Geray | ... |
Captain of Waiters
(as Steve Geray)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Gertrude Astor | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Frank Baker | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing | ... |
Sarah Siddons Award Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Well-Wisher (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest on Dais (uncredited)
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Leota Lorraine | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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William Marion | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Mathew McCue | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest on Dais (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien | ... |
Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
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Stanley Orr | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Foster H. Phinney | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Marion Pierce | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Sarah Siddons Award Guest (uncredited)
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Ann Robinson | ... |
Girl in Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited)
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Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Larry Steers | ... |
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Robert Whitney | ... |
Actor in 'Hearts of Oak' (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Written by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | (written for the screen by) |
Mary Orr | ... | (story "The Wisdom of Eve") (uncredited) |
Produced by
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer |
Music by
Alfred Newman |
Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner | ... | director of photography (as Milton Krasner) |
Editing by
Barbara McLean |
Editorial Department
Lyman Hallowell | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
George W. Davis | ||
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little | ||
Walter M. Scott |
Makeup Department
Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Bunny Gardel | ... | body makeup (uncredited) |
Frank Prehoda | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Kay Reed | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Gene Roemer | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Gladys Witten | ... | key hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Max Golden | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Robert R. Snody | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gerald Braun | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Gaston Glass | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Hal Klein | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Fred R. Simpson | ... | prop master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
W.D. Flick | ... | sound |
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
Paul Gilbert | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Thomas T. Moulton | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Harry Roberts | ... | cable (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Jess Wolf | ... | effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Vaughn Ashen | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Bud Brooks | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Jack Dimmack | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Charles Edler | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
James E. Lavin | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Alfred Lebovitz | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Paul Lockwood | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Ray Nolan | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Jack Richter | ... | crane grip (uncredited) |
Joe Robinson | ... | best boy grip (uncredited) |
Rex Turnmire | ... | crane grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Head | ... | costume designer: Bette Davis |
Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director (as Charles LeMaire) |
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Josephine Brown | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Ann Landers | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Merle Williams | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Location Management
W.F. Fitzgerald | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) |
Alfred Newman | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Edward Rebner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Urban Thielmann | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Weslie Jones | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | presenter |
Grady Johnson | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Florence O'Neill | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (produced by)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- M.P.E.A. (1951) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox India (1951) (India) (theatrical)
- Central Motion Picture Exchange (1951) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Radio Canada (1970) (Canada) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1976) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Magnetic Video (1979) (United States) (video) (Betamax)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Télé Monte Carlo (1985) (Monaco) (tv)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Key Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Disney Channel (1988) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- Key Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Action Cinémas (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Fathom Events (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1951) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Park Circus (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (digibook 60th Anniversary edition)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- CBS/Fox (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- FS Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fox Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Key Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- LA7d (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1965) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) is waiting backstage to meet her idol, talented but aging Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis). It seems innocent enough as Eve explains that she has seen Margo in EVERY performance of her current play. Margo and her friends take Eve under their wing but only theatre critic Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) sees through Eve's evil plan, which is to take Margo's parts and her fiancé, Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill) too. |
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Taglines | It's all about women---and their men! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,400,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $10,177, 08 Oct 2000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Bette Davis fell in love with her co-star Gary Merrill during the shoot of this movie, and the two married in July 1950, a few weeks after filming was completed. They adopted a baby girl, whom they named Margot. See more » |
Goofs | While Phoebe is looking at herself in the mirror during the final scene, a crew member sitting on a crane is visible for a few seconds at the top of the shot. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970). See more » |
Soundtracks | Liebestraum See more » |
Crazy Credits | Eddie Fisher is credited in the cast as 'Stage Manager,' although all of his scenes were cut from the released print. This is not the singer Eddie Fisher, but another actor. See more » |
Quotes |
Margo:
Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night! See more » |