The Nanny (20th Century Fox) (1965)

20th CENTURY-FOX = EXHIBITOR’S CAMPAIGN MANUAL PMR SRE SS BI EE a SE i i a ESO SYNOPSIS (Not For Publication) The Nanny (Bette Davis) works for wealthy Bill Fane (James Villiers) and his delicate wife, Virgie (Wendy Craig), Nanny virtually raised Virgie since her birth, and has been with her ever since. Nanny wasnt ras onsig/e Young Joey (William Dix), the Fane’s ten-year-old son, is due home from aan a School for Disturbed Children where he has been undergoing treatment ever since that tumultuous day, two years ago, when he was accused of WAS SHE7 drowning his baby sister, Susy, in the bathtub. When Joey arrives home, he shows a marked dislike for Nanny, and re fuses to let her touch him, cook for him, and especially bathe him. Joey’s Se had heen hatred for Nanny soon upsets the household, and then suddenly, his father ! , is called away ona business trip. Wi the family Joey makes friends with Bobbie (Pamela Franklin), a pert fourteen-year: old daughter of the doctor in the apartment upstairs. Joey confides in her | lor years. and tells her that Nanny killed little Susy. The next day, Nanny is called away from the kitchen where she is making Then, [wo hed individual meat pies for Joey and his mother. That night his mother is rushed to the hospital with an acute case of food poisoning. Joey, who is accused mysteriously of trying to poison his mother, refuses to stay in the house alone with Nanny, and two and sends for his Auntie Pen (Jill Bennett), who suffers from a heart ailment. Joey again refuses to take a bath until Nanny promises, in front of Pen, to stay out of the bathroom. Pen falls asleep, but is awakened by Joey, who, clutching a towel, claims that Nanny tried to push him under the water. fevorl Pen scoffs at his story. Later in the night, Pen awakens and goes to the kitchen to make coffee. a ee , : On her way she spots Nanny, standing in front of Joey’s door with a pillow. Suddenly, Pen is aware of the awful truth, and in the ensuing struggle, suffers a heart attack. While Pen is dying, Nanny confesses that she killed Susy by mistake, and now must kill Joey to keep him from incriminating her. She is afraid 2 that someday, someone will believe Joey. Century-Fox After Pen dies, Nanny attacks Joey, knocks him cold, and carries him to presents the bathroom. She turns on the water, and when the bathtub is filled, throws Joey in. Then suddenly, she is assailed by the sheer horror of what she is doing. She drags Joey out of the tub and then falis om her knees. In this moment, all the regrets and disappointments of a lifetime sweep over her, and it is far too much for one little old lady to bear. Weeping, she goes to her room, packs her belongings, and leaves the household in which she has been employed so long. ir i RS AR ti: aN OC RIE Pl as lee EEE a AO Bette Davis vA Tt ES Ae RE ARRAN 75 A eg VST, cy ORE CR es We i Wendy Craig Pea aha a ee eS ee a cr ok Me Jill Bennett 1 RSS ANE AC ares Ment Oe aOR TER, RON RA ee OSE. SL EME (OMe habe James Villiers BO SS ace et el hs EER et Rg Ves AR He Le ie Metin 0 William Dix EMS a een ee Sy hee eee eee a aie tl ee ere Pamela Franklin ANOTHER SL Se (Rae SS ede a SUNY Re ns OCP ee SE ee Jack Watling Dr. Beamaster ____..__.. Pee a a a Na ROI oe rad Maurice Denham MEMORABLE Cig (1 | SRS SEAS UP he ie ei cub gtr hcg Ra geon Gc Ay OP UmMEAT al LSPA Alfred Burke DAVIS gg >) SaaS as Use ape) ape hi Albee lave. rc tel ie aR Nora Gordon OTe) ELE Re i eae eR OE Pepe MOI cee pe Na rh Aa eC a Sandra Power PORTRAIT/ ay et Nn EER oP A aby igh ie (ry ie cata RRR A UN aed ep OAC Harry Fowler » | 5 aes remeron tare pd acer tena PR net eg re ise eea Angharad Aubrey PRC rc 6 Oe ee ear ee ee eee eat ee See Bre Jimmy Sangster OU es ett gle aM Ce NIE Dike 5B Pe eaM NE ot es Sy ho AER EMR ER OTC BRR Re Seth Holt pO) Tal 2 "2 Rag Ce SRE AED A NERS RR Pe RAPE OLE PORES peer Jimmy Sangster CPS OA OM Sine IN ao oa rel pp tes ca ede a pene Evelyn Piper Bae Produced from his Screenplay by Directed by Pal of es ead Fes Ne ie Dot gh OR RE ead ae aL Harry i ie petisg pOguction: Desigwer ic ae eee ah 8) ee ward Carric WILLIAM [IX and PAMELA FRANKLIN “JIMMY SANGSTER: SETH HOLT Supervising ae. Fe tech cite ser a pect ON A ST dap Re MM CRC tle een Renae OE James Needs as the Children A SEVEN ARTS—HAMMER FILM PRODUCTION bition Manager cee eo ee George Fowler op eee a inal Cap eet aS, Pama 5 one ait eS UE Re Rees eo Tom Simpson mersistant Direction 2 s5. obo 5 Soy ik Seg ee ed Christopher Dryhurst S | G OOS al | ee Aa a st 2a Re See Eee SO A, RD a RNC ene Kelvin Pike ETN: 9 TTT cs [6 Rai ale eae a ee OS taeda NE Rel sin’ Norman Coggs pT Iho REAP RS Pl ae RR ce a Oe eA Oe Charles Crafford MAT—301 CTE ns re ee ec ee ears eeu aate athe Rennee Glynne 164 lines x 3 cols. (492 lines) Mark-up ---nnn--n anna n nnn en anna nnn nan cence cnn etecnacncmencae Tom Smith 3 cols. x 11 3/4 inches CM 0 Beat ent Sheetal ar ee fie ae ee tetel ah xin oe teppei ges A PRR A. G. Scott Wierdrobe Consultant: 2-0 ee ak Rosemary Burrows Wardrobe Mistress ___.____. es OE A CLO Ha ed Cn Mary Gibson Réecordiig Supervisor... 8 ee ae” el de A. W. Lumpkin MUSIC GION Oer DV in a ee Richard Rodney Bennett Wiiysicesl “SUpOINISOR: a5 oe ke ie oe Philip Martell RUNNING TIME: 93 Minutes