Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Velma Cruther: Think I don't know a due bill when I see one?

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Charlotte: What do you think I asked you here for? COMPANY?

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Harry Willis: You're my favorite living mystery.
Charlotte: Have you ever solved me?

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Joan Crawford would always say 'Good Morning' when she walked onto the set. Bette Davis however would seldom answer her. Three hours later she might say 'Hi,' prompting Crawford to look around to see if she was addressing her or someone else.
After being in the hospital for five weeks, Joan Crawford returned to work on Monday, July 20, 1964. On the first day, after she spent three hours in make-up, she stepped onto the sound-stage where she was greeted with applause and hugs from the cast and crew. Bette Davis also joined in the welcoming and handed Joan, one perfect red rose. On the second day, Davis announced during a scene between Crawford and Joseph Cotten, that she wanted some lines eliminated. "I am cutting some dialogue," said Bette, wielding a large red pencil and then excising large chunks of dialogue from Joan's scene. "Miriam doesn't need them, and you, Mr. Cotten, I hope you don't mind. These lines hold me up." Joan, abandoned her professionalism, she turned on her heel and went to her dressing room. After this incident, she was unable to work a full day without feeling tired.
On Thursday, July 30, 1964, Bette Davis was scheduled to report to Fox to record dialogue with the other cast members, but the morning of the recording she called Robert Aldrich and begged him to let her have the day off. Davis doubted her capacity to contribute much to the recording because she was so depressed at not knowing when and if the film was ever going to be finished. After speaking with Dick Zanuck, Aldrich excused Bette, and the recording was canceled.
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