Letterboxd Stats showdown: Barbara Stanwyck/Bette Davis

[kanafani]

All ratings for Davis movies from all champs:

[kanafani]

Combined top 10 from the 2 actresses (minimum 2 ratings per movie)

[kanafani]

Combined bottom 10 from the 2 actresses (minimum 2 ratings per movie)

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Showdown results. Each champ gets one vote.

[kanafani]

Results

• Stanwyck destroys Davis, 21 to 9 (+12)
• Highest rated Stanwyck movie: There's always tomorrow
• Highest rated Davis movie: All about Eve
• Champ with the most Stanwyck logs: Rischka (50)
• Champ with the most Davis logs: Umbugbene (74)

[kanafani]

John Ryan is the winner of this showdown. Mister Ryan may choose the next showdown if he wishes (directors or actors, both work).

[Umbugbene]

I'm actually a bit ashamed that I gave All About Eve only 4.5 because it's one of Hollywood's greatest movies. My taste is gradually improving though, and I'll probably increase it someday. Also I might have been harsh giving Thank Your Lucky Stars only 1... it's messy and inept, but it does have a memorable turn by Bette Davis that everyone should see. She carries a musical number all by herself! Not a bad singing voice at all, though the song has a limited range.

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I'm slightly abashed that my vote ended up going to Stanwyck. Not because she isn't great, just because I do like Bette so. It's those late films of hers that dropped my overall ratings, never much cared for what they had her do in her later roles.

[rischka]

[Curtis, baby]

Champs sorted by number of Stanwyck movies logged:

finally beat greg at watching something!

but then rischka stops me from claiming the crown......

thanks as always, kanafani! I haven't seen much Davis and this gives me a good idea of where to venture next

[kanafani]

Kind of ironic that my vote went to Bette, as Barb is one of my favorite actresses, and I've only seen 8 from Davis. I guess I've seen more clunkers from Barb, which brought her average down.

[kanafani]

1. Stanwyk +15
2. The Lady Eve
3. WHat Ever Happened to Baby Jane

John Ryan, congratulations on winning the showdown. You wanna pick the next one?

[Curtis, baby]

Kind of ironic that my vote went to Bette, as Barb is one of my favorite actresses, and I've only seen 8 from Davis. I guess I've seen more clunkers from Barb, which brought her average down.

I almost had the same thing, but Babs won 3.04 to 2.96 I believe. But it shouldn't even be close! I ADORE so many Stanwyck movies. Bette Davis? Uh, The Petrified Forest is my favourite I guess, and I do really like it, but like... I would say there are five Stanwyck movies I like as much or more than that one (Remember the Night, The Lady Eve, Christmas in Connecticut, Shopworn, There's Always Tomorrow). However, I have 14 Stanwyck movies that I gave 2 or 2.5 out of 5. Other than General Yen and The Furies (and I suppose maybe Ladies They Talk About), they're all super-minor Stanwycks that I've only seen because I'm a completist. But it's hard to imagine a way to measure our ratings that ably takes this kind of phenomenon into account.

[john ryan]

John Ryan, congratulations on winning the showdown. You wanna pick the next one?

I'll have a showdown idea by the end of the day today!

[john ryan]

Have we done Greta Garbo vs. Marlene Dietrich? Two legends active in both silent and sound cinema.

[kanafani]

Have we done Greta Garbo vs. Marlene Dietrich? Two legends active in both silent and sound cinema.

We have not, but soon we shall. Garbo/Dietrich is on!