Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a 1964 drama directed by Robert Aldrich. The film follows Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis), an aging spinster accused of murdering her betrothed, John Mayhew (Bruce Dern), some 30 years earlier. Even though she was never charged with the murder, the community stills holds her responsible for the crime. Living the life of a recluse, Charlotte is cared for by her life-long servant, Velma (Agnes Moorehead). When new highway construction threatens her home on the Hollis plantation, Charlotte must come out of hiding and face the community. To aid her in her cause, Charlotte enlists the help of her cousin, Miriam (Olivia de Havilland). Rather than help her, Miriam and her former beau, Dr. Drew Bayliss (Joseph Cotten) have motives of their own. Now, with the highway construction foreman (George Kennedy) and Sheriff Luke Standish (Wesley Addy) bearing down on her, Charlotte must figure out who she can trust in order to save her plantation, and ultimately, her sanity.moreless