Bette Davis of the thirties and into the forties", achieving notability for the variety of her characterizations and her ability to assert herself, even when her material was mediocre. Individual performances continued to receive praise; in 1987, Bill Collins analyzed "The Letter" (1940), and described her performance as "a brilliant, subtle achievement", and wrote: "Bette Davis makes Leslie Crosbie one of the most extraordinary females in movies." In a 2000 review for "All About Eve" (1950), Roger Ebert noted: "Davis was a character, an icon with a grand style; so, even her excesses are realistic." In 2006, "Premiere" magazine ranked her portrayal
Stars Over Broadway Stars Over Broadway Stars Over Broadway is a 1935 American musical film directed by William Keighley, written by Jerry Wald, Julius J. Epstein, & Pat C. Flick, and starring Pat O'Brien, Jane Froman, James Melton, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh and Eddie Conrad. It was released by Warner Bros. on November 23, 1935. Frank S. Nugent of "The New York Times" wrote in his review: "The Warners have tackled the operatic film with an engaging sense of humor. In "Stars Over Broadway", which opened last night at the Strand, they contemplate grand opera with their tongue in their collective cheek and