 In the Anchor Bay DVD commentary, John Hough (qv) states that  Bette Davis (qv) wanted to play both Mrs. Aylwood in the present  and thirty years ago. The crew shot scenes with her wearing makeup  to appear younger, but she was clearly older than the character the  script called for. After the cast and crew saw the dailies, Hough  told Davis in private that the scene just didnt work; no one would  believe her as a woman in her forties. To her credit, Davis looked  Hough in the eye and said, "Youre Goddamned right."