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Davis and Joan Crawford played two aging sisters, former actresses forced by circumstance to share a decaying Hollywood mansion.

The director, Robert Aldrich, explained that Davis and Crawford were each aware of how important the film was to their respective careers and commented, " It's proper to say that they really detested each other, but they behaved absolutely perfectly.

" After filming was completed, their public comments against each other allowed the tension to develop into a lifelong feud.

When Davis was nominated for an Academy Award, Crawford contacted the other Best Actress nominees ( who were unable to attend the ceremonies ) and offered to accept the award on their behalf should they win.

Davis also received her only BAFTA Award nomination for this performance.

Daughter B. D.

played a small role in the film and when she and Davis visited the Cannes Film Festival to promote it, she met Jeremy Hyman, an executive for Seven Arts Productions.

After a short courtship, she married Hyman at the age of 16, with Davis's permission.