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Who among the female stars of the 30s and 40s retains more ID today than Bette Davis? She was the queen of the Warner lot when she wasn’t fighting with her bosses, and she played her share of scenery-chewing roles as both a young woman and an older one. But All This and Heaven Too is not one of these. The Davis we meet here is deep in melodrama, certainly, but her performance is controlled and quiet. She loves Charles Boyer, and he loves her, but nothing’s going right for them. Behold, LTS does romance!
All This and Heaven Too
Shelly Brisbin with Philip Michaels, Lisa Schmeiser and Erika Ensign
Referenced Works
All This and Heaven Too
Show Notes & Links
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
All This And Heaven Too (1940), trailer
Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
On disc: DVD
Next time, we’ll watch
I’ll Be Seeing You (1944)
The Toy Wife
LTS 32: The Philadelphia Story
LTS 31: The Women
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By Shelly Brisbin
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1313 ratings
Who among the female stars of the 30s and 40s retains more ID today than Bette Davis? She was the queen of the Warner lot when she wasn’t fighting with her bosses, and she played her share of scenery-chewing roles as both a young woman and an older one. But All This and Heaven Too is not one of these. The Davis we meet here is deep in melodrama, certainly, but her performance is controlled and quiet. She loves Charles Boyer, and he loves her, but nothing’s going right for them. Behold, LTS does romance!
All This and Heaven Too
Shelly Brisbin with Philip Michaels, Lisa Schmeiser and Erika Ensign
Referenced Works
All This and Heaven Too
Show Notes & Links
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
All This And Heaven Too (1940), trailer
Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
On disc: DVD
Next time, we’ll watch
I’ll Be Seeing You (1944)
The Toy Wife
LTS 32: The Philadelphia Story
LTS 31: The Women
Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.
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