Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Timing: 2:13 (133 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1964-12-15

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox, The Associates & Aldrich Company

Genre

Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Budget

$2 235 000

Revenue

$7 000 000

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Director

Robert Aldrich

Actors

Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Buono, Mary Astor, Wesley Addy, William Campbell, Bruce Dern
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Scenario

Producer

Robert Aldrich

Operator

Joseph F. Biroc

Composer

Frank De Vol

Artist

Audition

Editing

Michael Luciano, Jack R. Berne
All team (26)

• Based on an unpublished story "What Happened to Cousin Charlotte?" by Henry Farrell (1920-2006). Actress Bette Davis (1908-1989) insisted on changing the title, believing it was too similar to the title of the author's other work, "What Happened to Baby Jane?" (1960).
• Director Robert Aldrich (1918-1983) cast Joan Crawford (1904-1977) and Bette Davis (1908-1989) hoping to replicate the success of his 1962 thriller "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (in which both actresses starred). Davis did everything she could to make Crawford’s life difficult, with whom she was feuding, and Crawford eventually developed health problems so severe she had to leave the project, and was replaced by Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020). Crawford only learned of this through news reports on the radio after Davis's agent "leaked" the information.
• Robert Aldrich traveled to Olivia de Havilland’s home in the Swiss mountains by three planes, train, and taxi. It took him four days to convince her to replace Joan Crawford.
• When Olivia de Havilland agreed to star in the film, director Robert Aldrich called to inform Bette Davis, but asked her to keep it quiet for a couple of days until he could send an official written notice to Joan Crawford and her lawyer. Davis immediately informed her agent, Rupert Alan, who then spread the word to the newspapers.
• Since there was no longer time to adjust Miriam's dresses for Olivia de Havilland, the actress used outfits from her personal wardrobe.
• Director Robert Aldrich cast Joan Crawford and Bette Davis in the film, hoping to repeat the success of his thriller "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (in which both actresses starred). Davis did everything she could to make Crawford’s life difficult, with whom she was feuding, and Crawford eventually began to experience such health problems that she had to leave the project, and Olivia de Havilland was cast in her place, which Crawford learned about from the news.
• Robert Aldrich traveled to Olivia de Havilland’s home in the Swiss mountains by three planes, train, and taxi. It took him four days to persuade her to replace Joan Crawford.
• As there was no time to adjust Miriam’s dresses for Olivia de Havilland, the actress used outfits from her personal wardrobe.
• A film adaptation of the unpublished short story “What Happened to Cousin Charlotte?” by Henry Farrell (1920-2006). Actress Bette Davis (1908-1989) insisted on changing the title, believing it was too similar to the title of the author's other work, “What Happened to Baby Jane?” (1960).
• Director Robert Aldrich cast Joan Crawford and Bette Davis in the hopes of repeating the success of his thriller “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (in which both actresses starred). Davis did everything she could to make life difficult for Crawford, with whom she feuded, and Crawford eventually began to experience such health problems that she had to leave the project, replaced by Olivia de Havilland, which Crawford learned about from the news.