Trivia: Bette Davis filmed all of her scenes in sixteen days.
All About Eve (1950)
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Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: George Sanders, Bette Davis, Celeste Holm, Anne Baxter
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: When the car runs out of gas, when an attempt is made to start the car again the fuel gauge shows one quarter full, not empty.
Lloyd Richards: Karen, let me tell you about Eve. She's got everything - a born actress. Sensitive, understanding, young, exciting, vibrant.
Karen: Don't run out of adjectives, dear.
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Answer: As I recall, and it's been some time since I've watched the movie, Karen was part of the plot to have Margo miss a performance so that Eve, Margo's understudy, would have an opportunity to perform the part, for which she received rave reviews. Karen and the others arranged to take a day trip out of town before the performance, and then get "stranded" so they couldn't get back to New York in time for Margo to perform in the play.
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