msladysoul Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Kathryn Grayson- I always found her to be beautiful. She's just darling. If it wasn't for her being a opera singer and portrayed as sweet and the girl next door, she could of became a sex symbol/glamour girl like Lana Turner and Ava Gardner. But because of the roles she did portray, she was looked at as a sweetheart, a girl you marry. She had exotic beauty, a baby-face type beauty with charm mixed with allure. Rita Hayworth- I love Rita. She was a beautiful woman. Natural beauty, beauty that plastic surgery couldn't buy. Ada Leonard- She never made it big in movies She should have. She was a beauty if I ever seen one. She was more popular on the music scene. If you never seen her she's a Ava Gardner, Linda Darnell, Gene Tierney mixed into one. Linda Darnell- The perfect face, need I say more. But when that face faded, so did her star and popularity. Gene Tierney- Very exotic looking. Innocent but sexy beauty. She's so easy on the eyes, her beauty is evident in the movie Laura. Ann Sheridan- I love Ann. She's a natural beauty. A tough brood with a heart of Gold. Alexis Smith- She's strikingingly stunning. Warner Bros should of pushed her further. She surely had what it took. Veronica Lake- I didn't realize how beautiful she was. She's stirking. Veronica Lake said it best- "I didn't have to do cheesecake pictures like Ann Sheridan and Betty Grable, All I had to use was my hair" Frances Gifford- I'm surprised she didn't go further at MGM. She's a natural beauty. Very photogenic. MGM already have glamour girl Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, Hedy Lamarr, Esther Williams, Gloria De Haven, but they still could have squeeze Frances in there. Ava Gardner- She's a handsome woman. She had a hard look to her beauty, not girlish, sweet, or innocent. Nina Mae McKinney- The screen's first Black beauty. Was called by Whites assuredly the most beautiful woman of our time. Dorothy Lamour- A beautous. Angelic beauty with sex appeal Clara Bow- The screen's first beauty. natural beauty, fun-loving, free, beautiful on the outside as well as on the inside. Hedy Lamarr- Very exotic, dark, mysterious beauty. A look but don't touch beauty. Joan Blondell- Big Blue Eyes, Big Smile, just a beautiful girl. A woman full of sex appeal and spunk. Sexy without taking off her clothes. Todays female stars could learn a lot from Joan Blondell. Kay Francis- The screens first dark beauty. Charming, Alluring, a lady every guy would want. Jean Harlow- Irrestible, natural beauty Esther Williams- the all american beauty. Easy on the eyes. Olivia de Havilland- Another all american beauty. Sweet and natural beauty Ruby Keeler- Easy on the eyes. Irrestible and sweet. Every guy would want to marry a girl like that. Ann Sothern- Down to earth beauty. Alice Faye- A very handsome woman. Not your average girlish beauty. Anita Page- Sweet beauty. Can't take your eyes off long Constance Bennett- Thin but beautiful soft face. Nancy Carroll- A babyface beauty, but tough as nails Ginger Rogers- Who could resist Ginger. Susan Hayward- Red Head Bombshell. Marsha Hunt- A sophisticaed beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiohistorian Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Norma Shearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarshall1111 Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Even though I can't get the Depends commercials out of my head, I think June Alyson was a major ****. Oh those gleaming eyes of hers... I second Veronica Lake. In still shots, sure she's a ****...err...a rather fetching young woman I mean, but seeing her in action really brings out her beauty. So much of beauty is communicated through behavior that still pictures are often misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bggalaxy Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Along with some of those already listed, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, & Barbara Stanwyck have always been on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 As far as black beauties go its Dorothy Dandridge for me. Don't forget about Thelma Todd, Debra Paget, Merle Oberon, Elizabeth Taylor, Maria Montez, Maureen O'Hara, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr etc. etc. etc. Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarshall1111 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Yes, we all know pretty much all of the ladies back them were good looking, but this thread is about the TOP beauties. How about we restict it to your absolute #1 top pick for classic film beauty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Well, if I HAD to choose just one woman as the ultimate screen beauty, then I would have to choose.......drum roll, please!!...... HEDY LAMARR I could easily list others, but when backed against a wall and made to choose just one, it would be this lady!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicsfan1119 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 If I can only pick one, I'd have to say Elizabeth Taylor when she was still in her prime. Her face is undoubtedly the most beautiful seen on screen and in magazines for many years. ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Elizabeth Taylor was drop dead gorgeous back in the 1950's--don't know what happened when the 1960's hit, but she was really hot looking in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"!! Everytime I think of this film, and how she looks in it, I wonder one thing--if she had been on that plane that crashed with Mike Todd, would she have been as big an icon like Marilyn Monroe has become? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I agree, Norma had a flirtatious glamor that no one else could touch,and that glorious chestnut hair! I also love Veronica Lake-I was so surpised when I read that she was something like 5 feet tall! What a truly pocket Venus:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 And I love her particular style of figure-the streamlined,long-waised low-slung rear shape.She didn't have the best legs, but she didn't even need to,everything else was so elegant and perfectly porportioned. I read that the other actresses were envious of her flat tummy,and that swimming and diving were her favorite exercises.I believe it,with her wonderfully long elegant line.And she was another petite beauty-5'3", I think I read. So Art Deco,and so long-lined to be a short woamn! Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Crawford were two more petite women with that low-slung rear,long-waisted,elegant line-but no one had Norma's poise and elegance.I much prefer that style of shape to the later 50's and beyond,voluptuous in-your-face(heh heh) look. Clothes looked so much better on them,and it was just so much more elegant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Umm, I bet you all knew that "woamn" was supposed to be "woman",LOL. And I was referring to Norma Sherarer in the first paragraph of my latter post! But she's still my top pick for beauty,even though I can't type:) That English/Scottish look-fair,light blue eyes,sharp aristocratic profile,"well-bred" look-there's just something more subtly appealing about it to me,more than the more blatantly "sexy" or flashy look. She looks like a thoroughbred,especially next to some of the "truck-driver queen" beauties,hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regman2 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 For me......JEAN HARLOW. Charles Sinlair Bull and George Hurrell have both stated that Jean had the most beautiful and seductive body ever. Hard to believe she was only five-foot two. These beauties were so tiny back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarshall1111 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Daddysprimadonna, you mention how short some of these women are like it's a bad thing. I don't know about other men, but if there are two identical women, but one is 5'0" and the other is 5'8", the shorter one is far more attractive. Explain it however you want, but short women are hot. Hmm...am I giving out too much personal information? Anyway, I'd have to pick Veronica Lake as THE most beautiful woman of that era, and I can't believe the fact that she's very short is just a coincidence. Note that I'm not saying she was the best actress...just the most beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Well then you completely misunderstood me-I think short women are the stuff too,especially as I AM one! I thought it was interesting and surprising that some of these women,like Joan Crawford,who seem so "commanding" on the screen,were little petite women,is all.Some it's easy to imagine short-like the gorgeous Veronica-and some,when you find out it's a bit of a surprise-like Joan.Norma,my girl,I don't know if I was surprised or not.She seems so elegant and long-lined,to be a short woman-I think it's her long waist and the way she de-emphasised her legs. But short women rule,hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Your love of Veronica(I love her too,she was sexy as all get out in that scene where she sang while doing magic tricks in the movie with Alan Ladd-shame on me,I can't remember the name)reminds me of a movie with Ginger Rogers,where she plays a juvenile girl to get a train ticket half-fare-she ends up having to stay overnight at a military academy,and there's a dance for the boys and some young ladies from a nearby girls' school-all the girls are "drips",in the words of the boys-there's a scene with them all sitting in a row waiting to be asked to dance-and every last one has Veronica's "peek-a-boo" hairdo-then the teacher-a sterotypical old maid-and she has one too,LOL. I think the movie was "The Major And The Minor"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarshall1111 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 >reminds me of a movie with Ginger Rogers,where she plays >a juvenile girl to get a train ticket half-fare-she ends >up having to stay overnight at a military academy Ha! I remember that one! Boy I haven't seen that one in a while. Thanks for reminding me of the name. But back to the point. Okay, I see how I misunderstood you now, and that's an excellent point. A lot of actors (now as well as then) seem larger than they really are. I used to know a local camera man (independent films), and he said the way you film someone can make them look larger or smaller. I'd say there's more to it though, from the ratio of their body parts (long legs for instance) to the size of their co-stars. I read that they went with Veronica Lake because they didn't want Alan Ladd to look short on camera. Ha! Oh yeah, and I heard that Bogart stood on a stool in several "Casablanca" scenes because Igred Bergman is tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 That also reminds me of Katherine Hepburn meeting Spencer Tracy,they were going to do their first film together,and she said"I'll wear flats,I'm a little too tall for you",and he replied(or the man introducing them,there's two versions)"Don't worry,I'll soon cut you down to size".Hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path40a Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Always nice to find another Veronica Lake fan, she's been one of my favorites ever since I "discovered" her;- ) Also, I have to add someone who I believe has been left out so far. Besides Olivia de Havilland (a little more wholesome yet almost as beautiful as Hedy and Merle), I really like Maureen O'Hara who is still beautiful today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Oh do I ever agree wth you on Olivia De Havilland in "Gone With The Wind", which is practically my all-time favorite movie! I actually thought that she was prettier than "Scarlett" in the movie,besides which my Daddy named me after her:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I mean, he named me after her character in GWTW-Melanie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarshall1111 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Frankly my dear...oh nevermind. I can't say it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daddysprimadonna Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 LOL. I get it anyway. Sorry, can't help rambling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrobella Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 In terms of beauty, Dorothy Dandridge is in the same category as Rita Hayworth and Jeanne Crain. It is a shame that Dandridge came along in the wrong era and therefore was unable to achieve true movie stardom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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