David McKinlay

Am now retired living in Llandudno, North Wales. Used to teach IT and work in Methodist Church.

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@Noirchick1 Blonde Rita Hayworth of course! Blonde for The Lady Of Shanghai, 1947 instead of the flaming redhead of films before and afterwards. Question is which one is preferred?

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@Noirchick1 Rita Hayworth by a country mile, for me. The most beautiful woman of her generation - and she could really act and dance.
One fun fact Betty Grable was pregnant at the time of the photograph which is why she see her in that pose - it hid the evidence (bump)!

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@HGACinema I forgot to add those Jean Louis outfits, especially the black satin.
Rita may or may not have sung whilst strumming the guitar (not enough evidence either way) but whose checking? Let's face it; Rita Hayworth was and still is the eternal beauty of Hollywood.

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@HGACinema A wonderful film with Rita Hayworth excelling in her role of Gilda. Superb supporting cast. Often claimed to be a film noir (the first film to get that designation, I believe) it is a whole new genre itself; passion, betrayal, make believe, music, dance and of course Rita!

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@Noirchick1 It was also their most successful film together.

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@Noirchick1 Kim Novak has never rung my bell but Virna Lisi (especially in How To Kill Your Wife) is a wow!

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@HGACinema The look from Rita Hayworth just before she "confesses" she doesn't know the routine - wow!
And you notice that Rita doesn't look at Fred's feet to check up on the dance movements, although Fred starts off checking up on Rita. She was perfection in motion.

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@Noirchick1 of course, Rita Hayworth (second from the end) - "one of the dearest and sweetest women who ever lived" - Orson Welles the night before he died - who wouldn't want to share coffee with Rita each morning?

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@Noirchick1 There's too many to chose from! However, I will go with The Lady From Shanghai, 1947. In Europe we always appreciated genius and this film (though flawed by ruthless cutting) is still a masterpiece. Rita Hayworth as a blonde, too!

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@Noirchick1 Although not an original redhead, Rita Hayworth is simply the best! And was also brilliant as a blonde in The Lady From Shanghai, 1947.

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@Noirchick1 Not a bit like Bizet's version but you do get proper Spanish dancing. Rita Hayworth's father actually helped with the choreography. He was Spanish and taught dance. So Rita was half Spanish. I love this film. And Rita seemed to have enjoyed making it.

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@DannyDrinksWine A brilliant British comedy. My wife loved it until the final minutes when the film ends with 3 choices! She can't stand films which don't have a clear ending. But that gives you the opportunity to decide. Brilliant, just brilliant film!

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@Noirchick1 This was Rita Hayworth's come back film reuniting with Glenn Ford in what was hoped to remake another Gilda, 1946, masterpiece. Rita thought the plot lame and didn't enjoy making the film. She had to do it for contract reasons.

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@Noirchick1 This dance shows off Gene Kelly's ballet training. Rita Hayworth easily keeps up with him even being "manhandled". Rita even had time to marry Orson Welles in her lunch break breaking the heart of the director, Charles Vidor, who apparently left the set when he found out to weep

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@Noirchick1 This is one of my favorite pictures of Rita Hayworth.
Since it is guess who I'm rooting for!

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@Suzanne08253534 Wonder what Rita is thinking. She was the most beautiful woman in the world. Even her ex-husband the night before he died called her "one of the dearest and sweetest woman who ever lived!"

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@Suzanne08253534 That bolero outfit is my favourite one for Rita in Gilda although the one for the song Amado Mio runs is a close second and then ..... too many gorgeous dresses in such a wonderfully beautiful woman, who enhanced them all. Gilda -aahh! Such beauty.

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@Noirchick1 When it came onto the TV I had to watch it with my Mother. I was only 12. It was the most scary film I had ever seen. Clearly, it was unsuitable for it to be afflicted on me at that age. I have seen it years later and I thought it's brilliant.

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@HollywoodYeste1 I confess that I am not a Joan Crawford fan. In the film Susan And God the scenes are so much better when she is not in them. It was a time when she was touted as box office poison. Yet 5 years later she won an Oscar.

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@Noirchick1 Sway with me! Rita Hayworth wins the matadors and dumps them equally quickly! Blood And Sand, 1941, showcases the beauty and talents of Rita Hayworth. She triumphs in spite of being female to Linda Darnell and Tyrone Powell. In this role she is outstanding as the femme fatale.