JEZEBEL

 

Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent

Turner/Warner Bros.; Directed by William Wyler

Black and White; Not Rated; 104 minutes; 1938

 

Bette Davis won a second Academy Award® for her outstanding performance in JEZEBEL, establishing her as Warner's leading lady.  She plays Julie Marston, a tempestuous Southern belle whose insensitivity causes a break in her engagement to the inflexible Pres Dillard (Henry Fonda).  When Dillard returns married, Julie's ruthless jealousy explodes.