Jezebel (1938)


Jezebel
Release Date10 March 1938
Budget$1,000,000
GenreRomance, History, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsIverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish, French
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPeriod Film, Romantic Drama
MoodA Good Cry
ThemesUnrequited Love, Self-Destructive Romance
TonesAtmospheric, Stylized, Poignant, Lavish, Tense
TagsComing Of Age, Disease, Doctor/nurse, Engagement, Love, Nurturing, Revenge, Romance, Selfishness, South, Southern Belle, Woman

Jezebel is an American drama film released in 1938 and directed by William Wyler. It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, supported by George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Richard Cromwell, and Fay Bainter. The film was adapted by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston and Robert Buckner, from the play by Owen Davis, Sr.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Julie

Preston Dillard

Buck Cantrell

Dr. Livingstone

Aunt Belle

General Bogardus

Mrs. Kendrick

Jean La Cour

Dick Allen

Janet Shaw
Molly Allen

Stephanie Kendrick

Lew Payton
Uncle Cato

De Lautruc

Sheriff at Plantation

New Orleans Sheriff

Maurice Brierre
Drunk

Daisy Bufford
Flower Girl

Frederick Burton
First Director

Mrs. Petion

Davison Clark
Deputy Sheriff

Ann Codee
Madame Poulard

Frank Darien
Bookkeeper

Suzanne Dulier
Midinette

Jack George
Orchestra Leader

Jesse Graves
Servant

George Guhl
Fugitive Planter

Jenkins

Doctor at Duel

Dolores Hurlic
Errata

Philip Hurlic
Erronens

Fred Lawrence
Bob

Driver

Second Director

Louis Mercier
Bar Companion

Drunk

Tony Paton
Drunk

Cliff Saum
Ball Assistant Director

Jacques Vanaire
Durette

Charles Wagenheim
Customer

Director

Writer

Clements Ripley

Abem Finkel

Robert Buckner
contributor to screenplay construction

Louis F. Edelman
contributor to treatment

Producer

producer

Henry Blanke
associate producer

executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Editor

Warren Low
-

Art Director

Robert M. Haas

Costume Designer

Orry-Kelly
-

Makeup Department

Carl Axzelle
makeup artist

Margaret Donovan
hair stylist

Karl Herlinger
makeup artist

Hal Lierley
hair stylist

Bert Sutch
makeup artist

Production Manager

Robert Fellows
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

second unit director

Arthur Lueker
second assistant director

Bob Ross
assistant director

Art Department

Fred M. MacLean
set dresser

Pat Patterson
props

George Sweeney
assistant props

Sound Department

Robert B. Lee
sound

B. Berry
sound recordist

J. Jensen
boom operator

Frank Weixel
sound recordist

Stunts

Audrey Scott
stunt double: Bette Davis

Camera and Electrical Department

Cecil Craig
gaffer

Mack Elliott
still photographer

Bob Galbraith
best boy

Al Roberts
second camera operator

B. Weiler
assistant camera

Stanley Young
grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ida Greenfield
wardrobe

Bert Soter
wardrobe: men

Music Department

musical director

Hugo Friedhofer
orchestrator

Other Crew

Dalton S. Reymond
technical advisor

Freda Rosenblatt
script clerk

Robert S. Taplinger
publicity director

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures
,

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,

Warner Home Video
, ,

Turner Entertainment

Warner Bros. Television

Warner Home Vídeo