Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte an aging woman lives alone in the mansion she inherited from her father…
Her only company is an elderly housekeeper and the weight of nightmares brought on by the memory of John, her lover, whom the public believes Charlotte herself brutally murdered…
Charlotte was traumatized as a young woman by witnessing the decapitation of her love and being suspected of the crime.
Years later, she lives a solitary, affluent life. When her cousin Velma visits, old wounds reopen. Fearing she’ll lose the house, Charlotte asks her cousin Miriam and her friend Dr. Bayliss for help.
The two move into the mansion, seemingly to persuade Charlotte to leave, but in reality, they plan to take over her estate by driving her insane with macabre tricks.
After their final cruel “trick,” they believe they’ve succeeded in their criminal scheme, but Charlotte…
Did you know that the role of Charlotte’s cousin was initially offered to Joan Crawford, who declined due to her well-known feud with Davis?
After all, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford loved each other… like when Crawford passed away in 1977 and Davis remarked:
“You should never say anything bad about the dead, only the good. Joan Crawford is dead… good.”
In homage to the actress who starred in Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, we leave you the link to the song Bette Davis Eyes.
