Gary Merrill

Bette Davis plays Margo Channing, an ageing Broadway star with a penchant for Martinis and bon mots. Starlet Anne Baxter is Eve Harrington, a wide-eyed ingénue who insinuates herself into Margo's life and social circle, with an eye to taking her throne. From writer/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, All About Eve scooped the major awards at the 1951 Oscars and BAFTAs.