All About Eve 1950 Bette Davis and Anne Baxter Trailer Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, and it appears that Eve is a conniver that uses Margo. Release date: January 15, 1951 (USA) Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Nominations: Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay), | Beca