Line #20 Trivia/InThisOurLife


1	* ActorInspiredElement:
2	** Creator/BetteDavis chose her own costumes, make-up and hairstyles - even insisting on some of the clothes for her be redesigned.
3	** Ernest Anderson was also recommended by Bette when she spotted him working as a waiter.
4	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/BetteDavis wanted heavily to play Roy, but the studio insisted she play Stanley, fitting her {{typecasting}} as villains and bitches.
5	* CreatorBacklash: Creator/BetteDavis hated the film and viewed it as a watered down version of the novel.
6	* CreatorBreakdown: During production, Creator/BetteDavis' husband was diagnosed with pneumonia and she flew out to see him, but bad weather delayed her return. When annoyed studio execs cabled her demanding her back, it added to her stress and her own health declined. At one point she had to be ordered to get some rest by a doctor. She later developed laryngitis.
7	* DawsonCasting: Creator/BetteDavis felt that she was too old at 31 to play the BrattyTeenageDaughter Stanley.
8	* DeletedRole: Jack Mower is listed in the studio records as having acted in this film. He does not appear, so either he was recast or his scenes were deleted.
9	* DisownedAdaptation: Ellen Glasgow felt this was a very disappointing adaptation of her novel.
10	--> '''Creator/BetteDavis:''' She minced no words about the film. She was disgusted with the outcome. I couldn't have agreed with her more. A real story had been turned into a phony film."
11	* ExecutiveMeddling:
12	** The Hays Code forced the film to tone down the incestuous nature of Uncle William and Stanley's relationship, and [[spoiler: to have Stanley killed for her crimes at the end]].
13	** Subverted when the studio tried to get Creator/JohnHuston to change Bette Davis's make-up and outfits, finding them too unattractive. The director refused, knowing Bette knew what was right for the character.
14	* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/JohnHuston had to leave the film due to the ongoing war, and Creator/BetteDavis clashed badly with his replacement Creator/RaoulWalsh (who received no credit for his work).
15	* IronyAsSheIsCast: [[spoiler: Stanley tries to ruin Parry's life and sabotage his career]]. Creator/BetteDavis was the one who found Ernest Thompson and got him cast as Parry. He worked in films for another thirty years.
16	* PlayingAgainstType: Billie Burke - usually high society ladies - as a neurotic hypochondriac who is very unglamorous.
17	* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Some rumours say that Creator/MaryAstor, Creator/HumphreyBogart, Creator/PeterLorre, Sydney Greenstreat and other cast members of ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon\|1941}}'' appear as extras. There's no evidence for this.
18	* RealitySubtext: One must wonder how Creator/JohnHuston felt about directing the scenes where [[spoiler: Stanley kills a little girl in a drunk driving accident]] since he himself was involved in [[spoiler: a drunk driving incident in the 30s]].
19	* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/JohnHuston and Creator/OliviaDeHavilland were having a steamy affair during the making of the film, something Jack L Warner picked up on when watching the dailies.
20	--> "I saw to myself Bette's getting the lines, but Livvy's getting the best camera shots."
21	* ThoseTwoActors: One of six films Olivia de Havilland made with Bette Davis.
22	* TroubledProduction: The film changed directors near the end of production thanks to Creator/JohnHuston's war efforts, and it ultimately didn't reach the screen until it was well over schedule.

Context Trivia / InThisOurLife