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Turner Classic Movies, 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12
As camp masterpieces go, there’s no competition for this insane classic about two sisters, one stuck in a wheelchair (Joan Crawford) and the other suffering from delusions of grandeur (Bette Davis).
Davis, under layers of makeup and in dresses more appropriate for a Victorian child, overacts with hysterical results, while Crawford does among the best work of her career as Baby Jane’s subdued, long-suffering victim.
It’s quite possible to see how the film could be both good and bad, and that’s why it works so well as being camp.
It also features more future drag queen quips per minute than any other film in history except, maybe, The Women.
