TCM Schedule for Sunday August 21 - Summer Under the Stars: Bette Davis

Today's tribute spans nearly 50 years in Bette's career.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM HOUSEWIFE (1934)
Success could spell divorce for an advertising writer. Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: George Brent , Bette Davis , Ann Dvorak . BW-69 mins, CC,

7:30 AM IT'S LOVE I'M AFTER (1937)
A squabbling stage couple gets mixed up with an amorous fan and her jealous suitor. Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Leslie Howard , Bette Davis , Olivia De Havilland . BW-90 mins, CC,

9:15 AM LETTER, THE (1940)
A woman claims to have killed in self-defense, until a blackmailer turns up with incriminating evidence. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Bette Davis , Herbert Marshall , James Stephenson . BW-95 mins, CC,

11:00 AM MR. SKEFFINGTON (1945)
A flighty beauty marries a stockbroker for convenience and almost ruins both their lives. Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Bette Davis , Claude Rains , Walter Abel . BW-146 mins, CC,

1:45 PM WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)
A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion. Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis , Joan Crawford , Victor Buono . BW-134 mins, CC,

4:15 PM CATERED AFFAIR, THE (1956)
A working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not. Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Bette Davis , Ernest Borgnine , Debbie Reynolds . BW-94 mins, CC,

6:00 PM PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX, THE (1939)
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Bette Davis , Errol Flynn , Olivia De Havilland . BW-106 mins, CC,

8:00 PM NOW, VOYAGER (1942)
A repressed spinster is transformed by psychiatry and her love for a married man. Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains . BW-118 mins, CC,

10:15 PM LITTLE FOXES, THE (1941)
An ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Bette Davis , Herbert Marshall , Teresa Wright . BW-116 mins, CC,

12:15 AM OLD ACQUAINTANCE (1943)
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives. Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Bette Davis , Miriam Hopkins , Gig Young . BW-110 mins, CC,

2:15 AM DEAD RINGER (1964)
A woman murders her rich twin and tries to take her place. Dir: Paul Henreid Cast: Bette Davis , Karl Malden , Peter Lawford . BW-116 mins, CC,

4:15 AM WHALES OF AUGUST, THE (1987)
Elderly sisters try to mend their differences during a summer on the Maine coast. Dir: Lindsay Anderson Cast: Bette Davis , Lillian Gish , Vincent Price . C-91 mins, Letterbox Format