20 Amazing Facts About All About Eve
2. The Relationships On-Screen Couldn't Have Been More Opposite Off-Camera
Whilst they play best friends in the movie, Bette Davis and Celeste Holm actually feuded. On the first day of them both being on set, Holm said “Good Morning” in a cheerful manner to which Davis responded “Oh sh*t, good manners”.
Holm never spoke to her again. In an interview years later, Bette Davis said “Filming All About Eve was a very happy experience… the only bitch in the cast was Celeste Holm”.
Meanwhile, Davis and Anne Baxter really liked each other, despite their characters being rivals within the story. Allegedly, the studios tried to cause friction between the two as a way of adding to their performances but it didn’t work out like that as they got along very well.
This was high praise for Baxter since Davis was renowned for not getting along with female co-stars.