This documentary claimed that Bette Davis received her eighth Oscar nomination for her film The Star (1952), but she actually received her ninth nomination for that film. Davis garnered her eighth nod two years earlier for the film All About Eve (1950).
This documentary claims that Arliss saw Bette in a play,"The Wild Duck". In fact, character actor Murray Kinnell after working with Davis advised Arliss to have her read for him, as he knew Arliss was looking for a specific type for a film and Kinnell thought that Davis might suit Arliss. Arliss was unfamiliar with Davis but had worked with Kinnell in the theater as well as on film.