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When Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were cast in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, they saw it as a comeback—evidence that actresses "of a certain age" still had a place in Hollywood. Unfortunately, that place was in hag horror (or more evocatively called Grande Dame Guignol), a loosely defined genre that often featured actresses from Hollywood's Golden Age in garish makeup and cast as unhinged spinsters. Th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More