Jezebel

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

Cast

Bette Davis

as Julie Marsden

Henry Fonda

as Preston Dillard

George Brent

as Buck Cantrell

Margaret Lindsay

as Amy Bradford Dillard

Donald Crisp

as Dr. Livingstone

Fay Bainter

as Aunt Belle Massey

Richard Cromwell

as Ted Dillard

Henry O'Neill

as General Theopholus Bogardus

Spring Byington

as Mrs. Kendrick

John Litel

as Jean La Cour

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This starts off really strongly with the arrival, on horseback, of the feisty "Miss Julie" (Bette Davis). She is the rather proud orphaned daughter of a wealthy southern family whom everyone wants to know and be seen with - even if she is a bit of a pain in the neck. It's "Dill" (a rather charmless ...

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