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Director Robert Aldrichs story: a thriller about an aging ex-vaudeville child star who initiates a psychotic reign of terror over her crippled 30s movie-queen sister. His stars: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. All he needed was the money. But when Aldrich scoured Hollywood for backing, he kept hearing, We wouldnt give you a dime for those two old broads.

They were worth millions. Audiences asked What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in droves and made this eerie, surprise-laden shocker a deserved smash.

It marked both Victor Buonos impressive Oscar- nominated screen debut as an oily, porcine Tinseltown hanger-on and high points in the careers of its leads. And Davis won her 10th Academy Award nomination for her acid portrayal of yowling, grotesque Baby Jane. An Oscar winner for Best Costume Design (1962).

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Commentary by Charles Busch and John Epperson