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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Released Dec 15, 1964 2h 13m Horror List
82% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Forty years ago, on the night they were meant to elope, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) found her lover decapitated during a party, the blood on her dress leading everyone to suspect she was the murderer. Now, in 1964, Charlotte is an old recluse and must fight to keep her home. She enlists the help of her cousin Velma (Olivia de Havilland), who was there at the time of the murder. However, soon after Velma's arrival, Charlotte's mind becomes unstable, and she starts seeing her dead lover's head.
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Peter John Dyer Sight & Sound Agnes Moorehead is no less brilliant than Miss Davis as the rawboned, ferret-eyed housekeeper. Mar 31, 2020 Full Review TIME Magazine Aldrich piles on a series of scream-in-the-night shocks, the better to batten a script strikingly short of sneakier surprises. Oct 17, 2016 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out Over the top, of course, and not a lot to it, but it's efficiently directed, beautifully shot (Joseph Biroc), and contains enough scary sequences amid the brooding, tense atmosphere. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Robert Aldrich's film to continually defy expectations. Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Adrian Turner Radio Times [A] heady brew for fans of Hollywood's golden age gone bananas. Rated: 3/5 Oct 17, 2016 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This well executed and well acted Gothic horror is Aldrich's follow-up to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? which also starred Bette Davis. Rated: B+ Aug 3, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerod S Bette Davis is Charlotte, who was accused of killing her husband when they got married. She's rotting in her big rotting mansion when they come to take it from her. Update the effects and you have a great thriller. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Luis M. D Good movie, although perhaps not as good as “Baby Jane” (1962). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Mike P More from the 60s psychobiddy genre...(This, Psycho, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Straight Jacket)...Solid...if silly... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Alec B Finds that Southern Gothic sweet spot located between camp and genuine drama. All the performances capture that tone perfectly. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review Bob W Follow up to "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Definitely worth watching for fan but the central conflict takes a while to develop and it lacks the vicious intensity of the prior outing. Acting level is good-to-extraordinary all the way around but could have used a lot more of Victor Buono. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/01/23 Full Review Blobbo X Hush hush sweet critics: It's good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Forty years ago, on the night they were meant to elope, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) found her lover decapitated during a party, the blood on her dress leading everyone to suspect she was the murderer. Now, in 1964, Charlotte is an old recluse and must fight to keep her home. She enlists the help of her cousin Velma (Olivia de Havilland), who was there at the time of the murder. However, soon after Velma's arrival, Charlotte's mind becomes unstable, and she starts seeing her dead lover's head.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Producer
Robert Aldrich
Screenwriter
Henry Farrell, Lukas Heller
Production Co
The Associates & Aldrich Company Inc.
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 15, 1964, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Dec 24, 1964
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Runtime
2h 13m
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