 FACT: This documentary claims that Arliss saw Bette in a play,"The  Wild Duck". In fact, character actor Murray Kinnell after working  with Davis advised Arliss to have her read for him, as he knew  Arliss was looking for a specific type for a film and Kinnell  thought that Davis might suit Arliss. Arliss was unfamiliar with  Davis but had worked with Kinnell in the theater as well as on film.