The Nanny 1965
- Director: Seth Holt
- Based on the novel by Marryam Modell (Evelyn Piper)
- Cast: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, James Villiers, William Dix, Pamela Franklin
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Bette Davis – The Winds of August, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Pocketful of Miracles, All About Eve, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex,
- Jill Bennett – For Your Eyes Only, Moulin Rouge
- James Villiers - For Your Eyes Only
- Pamela Franklin – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, various TV series in the 60s
- Why? Bette Davis
- Seen: 22 November 2020
In a well-to-do but dysfunctional family
the boy Joey (Dix) returns home after time in a home for disturbed children.
The daughter in the family has died under mysterious circumstances.
It’s Bette Davis and she’s a nanny so we
immediately assume that she’s the villain. But Joey certainly seems to be a
little monster, so whodunnit?
It could be a manifesto to reveal unfair work conditions for child minders and servants, but I think it’s just meant to be a psychological thriller. The cast is very good, Davis is as Davis is and I am fond of black and white films.
3* of 5.
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