#i haven't even watch the entire movie just bettina's part

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When Conrad Wiedell takes Bette Davis and does a Jitterbug, she felt he was holding back in rehearsals and told him to treat her like an experienced dance partner. When the cameras rolled, Wiedell —a national jitterbug champion hired specifically for this dance— pulled out all the stops and swung her around and she fell on her knee. As she finishes her song, she is seen limping out of the nightclub set and leaning against a post, rubbing her knee. This was a real injury, but she finished the song despite the pain. When director David Butler asked Davis to "try it once more", she replied, "No! No! I said one take, and that was it."

BETTE DAVIS in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) dir. David Butler

#bette davis #david butler #thank your lucky stars #1940s #1943 #uservintage #classicfilmsource #filmgifs #usertimeless #moviegifs #oldhollywoodedit #classicfilmblr #classicfilmcentral #cinemapast #usermulder #dailyflicks #oldhollywoodfilmedit #bestie davis #i haven't even watch the entire movie just bettina's part #but omg the dance scene istg bitch was CENTRIFUGATED #ginger rogers and fred astaire could never #*gifs