The Women
Directed by George Cukor
All About Eve
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screening on Film
This double-bill promises an evening of bold, brash performances from some of the best actresses of Hollywood’s golden age. George Cukor’s acid comedy about love and infidelity stars Norma Shearer as a society wife who is spirited off to a dude ranch near Reno when her friends convince her that her husband’s extramarital activities must be avenged. All About Eve stars Anne Baxter as an aspiring actress who maneuvers her way into the life of a Broadway star (Davis) and her close-knit circle of friends. As she plots her rise to the top, the ingenue is aided by the acid-pen of a shrewdly cynical theater critic (Sanders) who sees through her benevolent façade.