All About Eve
1950 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Released 1950
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story (and subsequent 1949 radio drama) "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit. The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star, and Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, an ambitious young fan who maneuvers herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships. The film co-stars George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, and Hugh Marlowe, and features Thelma Ritter, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden, and Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles.
Cast ages at release (1950)
- Bette Davis, as Margo Channing: 41–42
- Anne Baxter, as Gertrude Slescynski / Eve Harrington: 26–27
- George Sanders, as Addison DeWitt: 43–44
- Celeste Holm, as Karen Richards: 32–33
- Gary Merrill, as Bill Simpson: 34–35
- Hugh Marlowe, as Lloyd Richards: 38–39
- Thelma Ritter, as Birdie Coonan: 47–48
- Gregory Ratoff, as Max Fabian: 52–53
- Marilyn Monroe, as Claudia Casswell: 23–24
- Barbara Bates, as Phoebe: 24–25
- Walter Hampden, as Aged Actor: 70–71
- Craig Hill, as Leading Man: 23–24
- Steven Geray, as Captain of Waiters: 45–46