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A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
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Practicing my "Me?! I disgust you? You, you, you're too fine! You'll have none of me, but you'll sit here all night looking at your naked females...You cad! You dirty swine! I never cared for you, not once. I was always makin' a fool of ya. You bored me stiff! I hated ya! It made me sick when I had to let ya kiss me. I only did it because ya begged me. Ya hounded me and drove me crazy! And after you kissed me, I always used to wipe my mouth! WIPE MY MOUTH!" in the bathroom mirror at 2 am
this movie contains the original cool girl speech from the mouth of bette davis herself so jot that down
A very simple 30s romantic drama elevated by the (one millionth) perfect Bette Davis performance. Her “wipe my mouth” monologue is some of the best acting I’ve seen from that era.
The film follows a medical student who enters a toxic and obsessive relationship with an indifferent waitress, leading to his professional and personal downfall.
John Cromwell directed the film in 1934, a period during which he became a reliable studio director in the American film industry.
Yes, the film is widely regarded as the performance that established Bette Davis as a major star in Hollywood.
