Important reminder that women used to have so much box office clout that they could override a mogul and producer.
Mayer and Thalberg swore Erich von Stroheim would never work again in MGM.
But what Garbo wanted, she got.
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@TimeForAFilm @noir_or_never Slightly Scarlet. One of four (minus LHtH) that I watch over and over. Next Supervistaramacolorscope piece up on Tuesday covers an additional two, recently released on Blu-ray.
When June Havoc became delirious during a dance marathon that lasted for FOUR months when she was fourteen years old, and alone in the world, she recalled a song she performed as a small child in vaudeville.
Sass mouth dame from the start.
“Impact” has Brian Donlevy as a rich man whose wife (Helen Walker) wants him dead. She and her boyfriend (Tony Barrett) hatch a plan to kill him and he spends the movie trying to find out why. Look for Charles Coburn and Anna May Wong. From 1947. #FilmNoir#Noivember
Fact: An atomic bomb tested at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1946 bore an image of Rita Hayworth, referencing her bombshell status, the bomb itself nicknamed "Gilda" after Hayworth's iconic character. The gesture was meant as a compliment, but Hayworth was horrified.
Did you know - "Smash Up: The Story of a Woman" (1947) is loosely based on the life of Dixie Lee, actress, singer, and first wife of Bing Crosby. The film earned Susan Hayward her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. https://t.co/OZxm8Jgzvw
I can never quite decide if Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) is a film noir, a modern Western, or none of the above. Your thoughts? #FilmNoirFriday#Noirvember#FilmNoir