09/11/1950
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Bette Davis
as Margo Channing
Anne Baxter
as Eve Harrington
George Sanders
as Addison DeWitt
Celeste Holm
as Karen Richards
Gary Merrill
as Bill Sampson
Hugh Marlowe
as Lloyd Richards
Thelma Ritter
as Birdie Coonan
Gregory Ratoff
as Max Fabian
Marilyn Monroe
as Miss Caswell
Barbara Bates
as Phoebe
Walter Hampden
as Aged Actor
Randy Stuart
as Girl
Craig Hill
as Leading Man
Leland Harris
as Doorman
Barbara White
as Autograph Seeker
Eddie Fisher
as Stage Manager
William Pullen
as Clerk
Claude Stroud
as Pianist
Eugene Borden
as Frenchman
Helen Mowery
as Reporter
Steven Geray
as Captain of Waiters
Gertrude Astor
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Waiter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Jack Deery
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
William Marion
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
as Waiter (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
as Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter at Margo's Party (uncredited)
Stanley Orr
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Marion Pierce
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Paul Power
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
as Girl in a Lobby of the 21 Club (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Waiter (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Robert Whitney
as Actor in "Hearts of Oak" (uncredited)
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