In 1927, young Southern belle Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) and her married lover, John Mayhew (Bruce Dern), plan to elope during a party at the Hollis family 's antebellum mansion in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Charlotte 's father confronts John over the affair and intimidates him with the news that John 's wife, Jewel, visited the day before and revealed the affair. John pretends he no longer loves Charlotte and tells her they must part.
who played john in hush hush sweet charlotte
Bruce Dern