All About Eve (1950)
1950 is to go down in history as the year in which some of the greatest female stars in the silver screen shone the brightest. In that same year, Gloria Swanson played the role for which she would be forever remembered, in Sunset Boulevard ; Judy Holliday stole every scene she appeared in, in Born Yesterday ; and All About Eve , besides introducing Marilyn Monroe to the world, provided memorable performances by Bette Davis , Celeste Holm , Anne Baxter and Thelma Ritter , every single one of them (except Monroe) nominated for an Oscar for best actress in either a leading or a supporting role. All About Eve tells the story of Eve Harrington (Baxter)'s climb to success, taking advantage of and betraying every one of the people who helped her, in a way that would make Niccolò Machiavelli proud. Through Karen Richards (Holm), Eve is introduced to Margo Channing (Davis), a famous theater actress Eve pretends to be crazy a...