I read somewhere this is supposed to be like a sequel to Whatever happened to Baby Jane? titled "Whatever happened to cousin Charlotte" but the only connection here that I see is the same producers and cast (Bette Davis, Victor Buono, Dave Willock, and originally planned Joan Crawford) for most of the characters in Charlotte. Is there any other connections here that I missed? Is there another entry for the Baby Jane/Charlotte series?
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Yes, "Whatever Happened to Cousin Charlotte" was the preproduction title, to which Bette Davis rightfully rejected as awkward, ill-fitting the story, and a cheap tie-in to her previous success. "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" is IMO a brillant title for this film, capturing the sadness, secrets, and southern gothic atmosphere of the plot
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"Is there another entry for the Baby Jane/Charlotte series?"
Aldrich later produced WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO AUNT ALICE? (1969) in which Geraldine Page and Ruth Gordon square off. It was based on THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN, a 1962 suspense novel by Ursula Curtiss
"Remind me to tell you about the time I looked into the heart of an artichoke."
More parallels between the two movies (spoilers):
- in their youth the protagonists are traumatized for life due to horrible incidents (car accident vs. the lover's murder). each time we are to believe the protagonists are guilty of the crime, yet they turn out to be innocent
- tormenting piano pieces ("I've Written A Letter To Daddy" vs. "Hush Hush Charlotte")
- the loyal help who tries to intervene and gets killed
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