"Jezebel" starring Bette Davis

I finished the movie "Jezebel," which is from 1938 and stars Bette Davis, with Henry Fonda.

The setting is Louisiana in the 1850s. It was interesting to see some of the customs of the time represented, including the great privileges of the white folks and the constant service of the black folk.

They had a dining area and a big fan over the table, hooked to a rope, and a black kid is over by the wall constantly pulling a rope to move the fan slowly back and forth.

Bette plays a spoiled brat young woman, who provokes her boyfriend (Henry Fonda) and practically everyone else. Their romance consequently goes on the skids and that's it. He leaves town.

When he comes back, she's very optimistic that they'll get back together. But by now, a year later, he's married, and brings his New York bride with him. So that sets up some conflict.

The men are in various honor tiffs and there's a duel in one scene.

Toward the end, yellow fever strikes in a bad way, and everyone's world is turned upside down. Bette redeems her spoiled brat character by caring for the dying, one character in particular.

It's a good movie. Black and white, and not just referring to the kid manning the fan.