How can you NOT love this woman!??!? she was absolutely incredible throughout this entire interview with D.C. (the entire interview is on YT, you MUST watch it if you're any kind of good Bette Davis fan at all!)!!
It's not really that she lacked confidence, it's that the studio found her atypical and therefor were unsure how she fit in with their idea of what an actress should look like. Audrey Hepburn had the same 'problem'.
Brooke mentioned Edward G. Robinson and I think she's correct. There's a 1987 interview Bette did with Wogan in England and she talks about her experience kissing Edward. Also, he died in 1973, which would place his death after this interview here.
Dick Cavett had the best guests of any host on television. He talked to people that Carson would not talk to because they were under 30 or just barely over 30. Like John Lennon George Harrison Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix almost all those people never got on The Tonight Show with maybe the exception of Lennon and Harrison. Also he had on the Jefferson Airplane and Joni Mitchell and Crosby Stills and Nash right after they played at Woodstock in August 1969.
Though I adore Bette Davis, I wish she had not smoked during her lifetime for her own health. She would not have had a stroke had she been a non-smoker. While most people consider her hard to be with, she was just straightforward with anybody she met. I like her very much and another actress who imitated Bette Davis: Lauren Bacall. Thanks very much for posting this clip.
Gotta laugh at this! Here we have Bette Davis telling the presenter that there are too many actresses that talk too much and give away their secrets by doing so. So what happens? Dick Cavett asks a (supposedly) light- hearted question about when Bette lost her virginity AND BETTE TELLS HIM AND THE WORLD EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!! Hell, I miss actresses with the class of Bette. Katy Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Barbara Stanwyck, etc. I don't think Joan Crawford cuts the mustard with stars like these as she always comes across as insincere in an interview and that's why I believed her daughter when I read the book MOMMY DEAREST. But all,the same, I don't believe the actors and actresses of today are a patch of the stars of the ones from the 30's, 40's and 50's. Today's stars have lost the mystique that the older stars had in spades.
Here is one of the rare few that were deserved the title of living legend. She not only was a great actress, she was classy, engaging, intelligent, funny, witty, easy to talk to and possessed a great personality that kept the audience entertained without using off colored language, mindless dribble or being a publicity whore who feel they need to shock the audience by having a " wardrobe malfunction " because they know they are very boring and need something to keep the audience interested.
Incredibly entertaining interview ! thanks so much for uploading ! The actor she kissed on screen but would not name since he was still alive at the time of this interview was Edward G Robinson. She finally named him in interviews after he died in 1973. She played his love interest in "Kid Galahad" back in 1937 and told interviewers that kissing him was like "kissing a frog". Oh well...at least she was well paid for it ! :-)
What an amazing woman!!I've always admired her as an actress, but watching this makes me admire her as a person too. So funny and witty and charming and honest. WONDERFUL. Thanks for posting this;)
I'm pretty sure she was talking about Errol Flynn here. In the book "The Girl Who Walked Home Alone: Bette Davis, A Personal Biography," she talks about Flynn being a repulsive kisser and keeping her lips tightly closed. :P Very nice. (The movie was "The Personal Lives of Elizabeth and Essex," about Queen Elizabeth.)
Not a chance. Errol was a hunk and she always admitted his physical handsomeness albeit she thought he was a lousy actor. She was referring to Edward G. Robinson, her costar in a kid Galahad
@rayjr62 LOL I stand corrected but I find it somewhat amusing that the slip of the finger resulting in a slip of a digit i.e 197(2) instead if 197(3) , it warranted correcting either way the man died not so long after she was on the show. :) Thanks for the correction.. :)
I bet the man was Eddie G. Robinson. This was done in 1971 and he died in 1972 if I am not mistaken. He was a great actor but I don't think he was right for the part of Dathan in "The Ten Commandments" Bette was a great star to be interviewed. She was straight forward, very colorful, extremely intelligent and A Very interesting woman. I wish we had more like her today in Hollywood. The "stars we're stuck with today are dim-witted, extremely dull people with no Class or Charisma.
I keep looking at Dick Cavett's hair. Is the hair on top of his head bleached? Blonde on top, brownish on the sides and at the back of the part in his hair the roots are a different color where his hair is parted to the side, brownish as on the sides. I'm puzzled. When I was young I had blonde hair but it didn't change shades like that.
@TomCollinsgirl I think this is wonderful. There are sooooo many WORSE roll models you could choose from today. I'd tell anyone, "pick Bette, now that's a class act who knew what she was doing!" Bette is a great person to model yourself after.
I'm pretty sure I read it in a the David Sikov biography. Not only Davis, but lots of young actresses didn't like kissing EGR. Poor guy couldn't help his looks. It would have been kinder if she'd declined to answer..
This is back in the days when celebrities actually have something compelling and relevant to say and you just might learn something, as oppose to all the insipid "interviews" that inundated the airwaves nowadays which destroy your brain cells.
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (Lowell, Massachusetts, 5 de abril de 1908-Neuilly-sur-Seine, París, 6 de octubre de 1989) fue una actriz estadounidense de teatro, cine y televisión. Destacó por su facilidad de interpretar personajes antipáticos y fue ampliamente apreciada por sus actuaciones en filmes melodramáticos, históricos y ocasionalmente de comedia, aunque sus mayores éxitos los alcanzó con dramas románticos. Es considerada como uno de los mayores mitos cinematográficos.
Does anyone know or guess who she's talking about who was repulsive to kiss? She did do that movie with Edward G Robinson, can't remember the name of it. But he had a weird mouth. Hmmm.
@BigDeanoSyd Yep! Kate Winslet too! In they generation 'cause we can not compare them with Golden Hollywood, imo Meryl Streep is the one that can be related with all those Clasic actresses and Cate/Kate are related to what it's now Meryl to the world! But that's me. Anyway Bette Davis is the greatest!
@kikiladoucette Dick Cavett says that during the commercial he was asked to pull his socks up and Bette Davis says that she pulled her skirt down, so they'd both done something. Then Cavett asks her about screen kissing.
Vivien Leigh said he had bad breath during GWTW. I read it was because of dentures or denture cleaner I think. Carole Lombard married him. So maybe his breath got better.
The man Bette did not want to kiss was Edward G. Robinson when they did “Kid Galahad” (“The Battling Bellhop”) in 1937. Wonderful actor, but...yeesh! One man she didn’t mind kissing was Gilbert Roland.....now you’re talking!!
Whether it was Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, with what they have to go through in the 30s and 40s They were true female stars and you hear the woke and the feminist of today. They certainly do not have a clue what these great stars had to go through?
i thought it wouldn't be flynn since he passed already. you're probably right, robinson! ha. but i don't recall seeing robinson kissing on screen often though. he carries a machine gun more often.
Anyone else notice today's "Movie Stars" ...arnt movie stars? they arnt stylish or glamorous or exciting! ...they are NOT movie stars anymore...im sorry but going on a 3 day coke binge and getting arrested and thrown into rehab is not NOT NOT! a movie star...thats called a ROCK STAR...bette davis was one of the REAL exsamples of what a MOVIE STAR was and could be agian...if hollywood wasnt so imature and juvenile golden age of hollywood is dead :( but she will always be remembered
No one else like her these days in Hollywood.. such a legend ❤️
How can you NOT love this woman!??!? she was absolutely incredible throughout this entire interview with D.C. (the entire interview is on YT, you MUST watch it if you're any kind of good Bette Davis fan at all!)!!
Mrs. Davis is a great combination of class and ballsy we love you Mrs. Davis R. I. P.
Bette, I wish you could come back for another forty year career. She was smart, honest, and fun.
Oh my, she's the most fabulous interviewee that ever did live!
She was so down on her own looks and I always found her beautiful. She wasnt Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield but a true classy beauty.
It's not really that she lacked confidence, it's that the studio found her atypical and therefor were unsure how she fit in with their idea of what an actress should look like. Audrey Hepburn had the same 'problem'.
There was something terrific about her
She’s prettier than Marilyn though. She’s very attractive, hot.
Who doesn't love the great Betty Davis?
David Manhart It’s not “Betty”, it’s Bette Davis! Get it right if you truly think she was great....
Bette Davis, we love you🎶🎶🎶
Her wit is razor sharp. I love her films but her interviews are fantastic
Love her! what an interview!
me too! one of my favorite stars!
A trick: you can watch movies on Flixzone. Been using it for watching lots of of movies recently.
@Adrian Andres Definitely, been using Flixzone} for since november myself :D
I LOVE her bright talk,fresh humour...what a lady! I've always wished to be like that!
Bette is the epitome of a true Yankee. You can practically see the blue running through her veins.
She speaks so beautifully. They were all well spoken back then. These Hollywood types of today sound terrible. Very stupid and unintelligent.
Really? Streep Lange Blanchett Winslet Adam's all sound stupid?
She was so GREAT ! I have this interview on tape it's a KEEPER !
Charming, just charming. Love her too.
Bette really is attractive. My mother always thought so. At the time I didn't get it but now I do.
I just love Bette Davis.
Brooke mentioned Edward G. Robinson and I think she's correct. There's a 1987 interview Bette did with Wogan in England and she talks about her experience kissing Edward. Also, he died in 1973, which would place his death after this interview here.
SHE IS SOMETHING TO WATCH EVEN WHEN SHE'S JUST BEING HERSELF!
Dick Cavett had the best guests of any host on television. He talked to people that Carson would not talk to because they were under 30 or just barely over 30. Like John Lennon George Harrison Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix almost all those people never got on The Tonight Show with maybe the exception of Lennon and Harrison. Also he had on the Jefferson Airplane and Joni Mitchell and Crosby Stills and Nash right after they played at Woodstock in August 1969.
The actor she's talking about (that she hated to kiss) is Edward G. Robinson.
Though I adore Bette Davis, I wish she had not smoked during her lifetime for her own health. She would not have had a stroke had she been a non-smoker. While most people consider her hard to be with, she was just straightforward with anybody she met. I like her very much and another actress who imitated Bette Davis: Lauren Bacall. Thanks very much for posting this clip.
I love her; she's so classy and charming.
Bette was great actress and I love her stories!
GOD, I lOVE
this woman !
Bette was so original…intelligent, funny, endearing. Just love her! ❤❤❤
Puro Glamour Bette Davis.
GOD I love her! I just want to be her when I grow up. She's so wise and beautiful and regal.
Gotta laugh at this!
Here we have Bette Davis telling the presenter that there are too many actresses that talk too much and give away their secrets by doing so.
So what happens? Dick Cavett asks a (supposedly) light- hearted question about when Bette lost her virginity AND BETTE TELLS HIM AND THE WORLD EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!
Hell, I miss actresses with the class of Bette. Katy Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Barbara Stanwyck, etc. I don't think Joan Crawford cuts the mustard with stars like these as she always comes across as insincere in an interview and that's why I believed her daughter when I read the book MOMMY DEAREST.
But all,the same, I don't believe the actors and actresses of today are a patch of the stars of the ones from the 30's, 40's and 50's.
Today's stars have lost the mystique that the older stars had in spades.
We miss you Bette ! Just unique , fantastic, smashing... A hell of an actress !
@NFitalianGuy I dunno I reckon Cate Blanchett is all those things, classy, talented, intelligent and charismatic, we have some great stars today too
I will love this interview and Bette Davis FOREVER!
Here is one of the rare few that were deserved the title of living legend. She not only was a great actress, she was classy, engaging, intelligent, funny, witty, easy to talk to and possessed a great personality that kept the audience entertained without using off colored language, mindless dribble or being a publicity whore who feel they need to shock the audience by having a " wardrobe malfunction " because they know they are very boring and need something to keep the audience interested.
I think the kissing remark was about E G Robinson.
I do too. he did two years later
Incredibly entertaining interview ! thanks so much for uploading ! The actor she kissed on screen but would not name since he was still alive at the time of this interview was Edward G Robinson. She finally named him in interviews after he died in 1973. She played his love interest in "Kid Galahad" back in 1937 and told interviewers that kissing him was like "kissing a frog". Oh well...at least she was well paid for it ! :-)
who the hell would dislike this, this is gold!
She is such a jewel.
lol i love her chuckle at the end
love this interview, thank you.
I have rarely been seeing her that good looking in her later years.
Ha ha ha. Bette Davis is a fun interviewee. Real entertaining!
"they laid me on the couch and i tested 15 men!" LOL
Her stories of the old Hollywood are the best. She wasn't afraid to tell them.
for some reason she reminds me of Madonna with her ruthless honesty and her outspoken opinions. Utterly adorable!!!!!!
philip rowe Please never compare Bette to that piece of trash ever again.
Henry Jackson I was gonna say the same thing
@@henryjackson2357 Thank you for saying it. Madonna isn't even the same SPECIES as Bette Davis!
What an amazing woman!!I've always admired her as an actress, but watching this makes me admire her as a person too. So funny and witty and charming and honest. WONDERFUL. Thanks for posting this;)
This lady is sooooo amusing,i bet she was a riot to be around-it's no wonder she was so loved.There IS only one Bette Davis
i JUST LOVE BETTE DAVIS
I love watching her give interviews she will have you laughing if you are not laughing then there is something wrong with you LOL
I'm pretty sure she was talking about Errol Flynn here. In the book "The Girl Who Walked Home Alone: Bette Davis, A Personal Biography," she talks about Flynn being a repulsive kisser and keeping her lips tightly closed. :P Very nice. (The movie was "The Personal Lives of Elizabeth and Essex," about Queen Elizabeth.)
Not a chance. Errol was a hunk and she always admitted his physical handsomeness albeit she thought he was a lousy actor.
She was referring to Edward G. Robinson, her costar in a kid Galahad
There will never be another one like her.
Just gotta love bette, i dont see how her daughter could write a bad book about her, it would be a priveledge for me to have a mother such as bette.
I'm 16 and I love Bette! :)
You're 28 now. How have you been over the past 12 years?
@@joelleblanc8829 still a bette davis fan!
I LOVE HER!
@rayjr62 LOL I stand corrected but I find it somewhat amusing that the slip of the finger resulting in a slip of a digit i.e 197(2) instead if 197(3) , it warranted correcting either way the man died not so long after she was on the show. :) Thanks for the correction.. :)
I bet the man was Eddie G. Robinson. This was done in 1971 and he died in 1972 if I am not mistaken. He was a great actor but I don't think he was right for the part of Dathan in "The Ten Commandments" Bette was a great star to be interviewed. She was straight forward, very colorful, extremely intelligent and A Very interesting woman. I wish we had more like her today in Hollywood. The "stars we're stuck with today are dim-witted, extremely dull people with no Class or Charisma.
Bette always had a pair of great legs.
Not removable
A class act
I keep looking at Dick Cavett's hair. Is the hair on top of his head bleached? Blonde on top, brownish on the sides and at the back of the part in his hair the roots are a different color where his hair is parted to the side, brownish as on the sides. I'm puzzled. When I was young I had blonde hair but it didn't change shades like that.
what year was this taped?
Can anyone tell me what they say at the very begenning of the interview? I'm French and I didn't understand...
It was Robinson, in "Kid Gallahad"
she makes me laugh so much :)
she was so clever and funny!
I love her!!!
who is the interviewer ,does anyone know?
@TomCollinsgirl I think this is wonderful. There are sooooo many WORSE roll models you could choose from today. I'd tell anyone, "pick Bette, now that's a class act who knew what she was doing!" Bette is a great person to model yourself after.
I'm pretty sure I read it in a the David Sikov biography. Not only Davis, but lots of young actresses didn't like kissing EGR. Poor guy couldn't help his looks. It would have been kinder if she'd declined to answer..
This is back in the days when celebrities actually have something compelling and relevant to say and you just might learn something, as oppose to all the insipid "interviews" that inundated the airwaves nowadays which destroy your brain cells.
Love her!!!
Great interview bette's got balls
She's right. After 30, nobody wants to get marry. I'm 35 years old and I never want to be marry.
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (Lowell, Massachusetts, 5 de abril de 1908-Neuilly-sur-Seine, París, 6 de octubre de 1989) fue una actriz estadounidense de teatro, cine y televisión. Destacó por su facilidad de interpretar personajes antipáticos y fue ampliamente apreciada por sus actuaciones en filmes melodramáticos, históricos y ocasionalmente de comedia, aunque sus mayores éxitos los alcanzó con dramas románticos. Es considerada como uno de los mayores mitos cinematográficos.
@tman12563 I believe it was Edward G. Robinson. She mentioned somewhere else (can't recall at the moment) that he was a terrible kisser.
You're probably right! I wonder if she ever confessed...
The man she kissed whom she found repulsive was Eddie Robinson, whom she referred to as "liverlips"! - lol
its Edward G. Robinson :) it's in her memoirs.
Amen to that!Leslie Howard is magnificent.
she is still pretty in this interview and stylish!! A fashion "do". Was she about 60 in this?
She’s the best ❤️
Love her still!
This is a Rolls Royce of actors.
Ohhhh yeah. Massive, massive crush here, too.
She was talking about liver lips Edward G Robinson.
Does anyone know or guess who she's talking about who was repulsive to kiss? She did do that movie with Edward G Robinson, can't remember the name of it. But he had a weird mouth. Hmmm.
It's Edward G. Robinson.
@backto1960 RIGHT BETTE HAS THE CHARISMA.
She's talking about Liver Lips, Edward G Robinson.
She's a hoot!
@BigDeanoSyd Yep! Kate Winslet too! In they generation 'cause we can not compare them with Golden Hollywood, imo Meryl Streep is the one that can be related with all those Clasic actresses and Cate/Kate are related to what it's now Meryl to the world! But that's me. Anyway Bette Davis is the greatest!
💜💜💜💋
@kikiladoucette Dick Cavett says that during the commercial he was asked to pull his socks up and Bette Davis says that she pulled her skirt down, so they'd both done something. Then Cavett asks her about screen kissing.
DICK CAVETT
19 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1936
85 AÑOS (86)
did she ever kiss Clark Gable, he was known for being unpleasant to kiss
Yes he was but he had already died when this was taped.
I had heard it was Edward G. Robinson, whether it is true or not I'm not sure.
It was Robinson. The movie was KID GALAHAD (1937).
Vivien Leigh said he had bad breath during GWTW. I read it was because of dentures or denture cleaner I think. Carole Lombard married him. So maybe his breath got better.
The man Bette did not want to kiss was Edward G. Robinson when they did “Kid Galahad” (“The Battling Bellhop”) in 1937. Wonderful actor, but...yeesh! One man she didn’t mind kissing was Gilbert Roland.....now you’re talking!!
What was wrong with kissing Robinson? Curious I am.
@@phaedrabacker2004 his mouth was weird and odd and big🤢
@lakevubud --How do you know that?
Whom did she kiss?
i think it may have been charles boyer
Whether it was Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, with what they have to go through in the 30s and 40s They were true female stars and you hear the woke and the feminist of today. They certainly do not have a clue what these great stars had to go through?
i thought it wouldn't be flynn since he passed already. you're probably right, robinson! ha.
but i don't recall seeing robinson kissing on screen often though. he carries a machine gun more often.
Anyone else notice today's "Movie Stars" ...arnt movie stars? they arnt stylish or glamorous or exciting! ...they are NOT movie stars anymore...im sorry but going on a 3 day coke binge and getting arrested and thrown into rehab is not NOT NOT! a movie star...thats called a ROCK STAR...bette davis was one of the REAL exsamples of what a MOVIE STAR was and could be agian...if hollywood wasnt so imature and juvenile golden age of hollywood is dead :( but she will always be remembered