Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte although some are complimentary and sympathetic toward her. Willis hands her an envelope from the now-dead Jewel Mayhew, who had a stroke after hearing of the incident the previous night. The envelope contains Jewel's confession to the murder of her husband. As the authorities drive Charlotte away, she looks back at her beloved plantation. Following the unexpected box-office success of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962), director Robert Aldrich wanted to make a film on similar themes that reunited stars Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. Writer Henry Farrell, on whose novel the film had been based, had written an
Joan Crawford filmography Crawford starred in the musical "Torch Song", her final film role for MGM. Her next film "Johnny Guitar" (1954), although not a major hit, is one of Crawford's most popular films among her fans. During the latter half of the 1950s, Crawford starred in a series of B-movies, including romantic dramas "Female on the Beach" (1955) and "Autumn Leaves" (1956). In 1962, Crawford was teamed with Bette Davis in a film adaptation of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" The thriller film was a box office hit, and briefly revived Crawford's career. Her final film performance was in the British