The Hollywood Star Who Refused to be Pretty
What was the film that broke Bette Davis?
You might think it would be one of her ugly roles... Like the vindictive, manipulative Mildred Rogers in Of Human Bondage (1934), or even when she painted her face chalk white as the deranged former child star in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane (1962).
But really... She loved getting ugly. The film that broke her was the one where they tried making her too pretty.
In "Fashions of 1934," the studio put her in a Platinum Faux Harlow Bob, lashes that scratched her forehead, and costumes so tight she could barely walk in them.
This is the story of what happens when an unstoppable star meets an unmovable studio system.
