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Subject: Movies
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Movies and Film
Asked by: malagashmaiden-ga
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Posted: 21 Apr 2004 04:51 PDT
Expires: 21 May 2004 04:51 PDT
Question ID: 333601
Can  anyone tell me in which movie Betty Davis walking into a room and
said 'What a dump.'?
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Subject: Re: Movies
Answered By: easterangel-ga on 21 Apr 2004 05:05 PDT
 
Hi! Thanks for the question.

The Betty Davis quote came from the movie ?Beyond the Forest?. The
movie ?Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? also had such a line. Here are
some sites referencing such quote.

?Movie SAYINGS?
http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/movies/quotes.html


?"Beyond the Forest" does over step its film noir bounds and descends
into camp from time to time, mainly because of Davis's performance.
The character does not really suit her and there are scenes where it
really shows. The film benefits from Vidor's fast-paced direction and
Max Steiner's score, providing above average dosages of violence and
eroticism. However, this film is best known today because it has the
"What a dump" line immortalized by the opening scene of Edward Albee's
play ?Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.??

?Beyond the Forest (1949)?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302011019/002-4482420-9107235?v=glance


Search strategy used:  
'What a dump' "Betty Davis"
?What a dump!? "Betty Davis"

I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
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