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Film / 1950
All About Eve
Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
The story
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Cast
Bette DavisMargo Channing
Anne BaxterEve Harrington
George SandersAddison DeWitt
Celeste HolmKaren Richards
Gary MerrillBill Sampson
Hugh MarloweLloyd Richards
Thelma RitterBirdie Coonan
Gregory RatoffMax Fabian
Marilyn MonroeMiss Caswell
Barbara BatesPhoebe
Walter HampdenAged Actor
Randy StuartGirl
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Craig HillLeading Man
Leland HarrisDoorman
Barbara WhiteAutograph Seeker
Eddie FisherStage Manager
William PullenClerk
Claude StroudPianist
Eugene BordenFrenchman
Helen MoweryReporter
Steven GerayCaptain of Waiters
Gertrude AstorSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Frank BakerWaiter (uncredited)
Ralph BrooksSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Jack ChefeSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Sayre DearingSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Jack DeerySarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Bess FlowersSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Colin KennySarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Ethelreda LeopoldSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Carl M. LevinessSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Leota LorraineSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
William MarionSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Thomas MartinWaiter (uncredited)
Mathew McCueWaiter (uncredited)
Harold MillerSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienWaiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Stanley OrrSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Foster H. PhinneySarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Marion PierceSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Paul PowerSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Suzanne RidgwaySarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Ann RobinsonGirl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited)
Cosmo SardoWaiter (uncredited)
Larry SteersSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Robert WhitneyActor in "Hearts of Oak" (uncredited)
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