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
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (novel) watch Baby Jane practice her songs and dances, while Daddy played the banjo. Jane plays in the sand, while Blanche lies weak and on the verge of death from her ordeal. Realizing that she may be dying, Blanche reveals to Jane that it was actually she, not Jane, who had driven the car on the fateful night. Jane had spent the evening humiliating Blanche at a party. As Jane unlocked the gates, Blanche tried to run her down with the car, but Jane moved out of the way. The car then slammed into the metal gate, snapping Blanche's spine. She