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GarboManiac Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 They are selling this pic on www.allposters.com as Hedy! You must be ever vigilant!! Link to post Share on other sites
JackBurley Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Is that really Miss Lamarr? She looks like Vivien Leigh there... Link to post Share on other sites
jdb1 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 "Samson and Delilah" was on some channel or other yesterday afternoon, and I watched some of it. My original opinion of Hedy is unchanged: she is gorgeous, she photographs gorgeously, she moves gorgeously, and she is gorgeous (did I already say that?) When I grow up, I want to look just like her. Link to post Share on other sites
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GarboManiac Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 As a contribution to interesting facts about Hedy, I will quote from her Films of anthology by Christopher Young: "While The Heavenly Body was in production, two other films were announced for Hedy: Duel in the Sun and Dragon Seed. But she lost the role in Duel when author Niven Busch abandoned plans for his own production and sold the property to David O. Sleznick. Jennifer Jones took over Hedy's role as the half-breed Pearl Chavez and was nominated for an Academy Award." "About this time, Hedy was in the habit of turning down nearly everything, including Gaslight. And when Metro offered her the star role in Pearl Buck's best seller Dragon Seed, she refused it: she says she could not imagine herself as Jade, the Chinese heroine. Perhaps for spite, Metro refused to loan her to Warners for Mr. Skeffington or to Fox for Laura, two films for which she would have been ideally cast." More later . . . . Link to post Share on other sites
wordmaster Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hmmmmmm...very interesting. Hedy as "Laura", instead of Gene Tierney... That would make for an interesting dynamic between Hedy and Dana Andrews, for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
GarboManiac Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 "Turning down Dragon Seed was a mistake, for it was an important picture. Maguerite Roberts and Jane Murfin fashioned a good screenplay from the book, a huge cast of important actors was assigned prominent roles, and Sidnyey Wagner produced some superior photography. Katherine Hepburn inherited the part Hedy refused and gave one of her usual fine performances." "It has been said that Warners tried to borrow Hedy from MGM for their production of Casablanca. Whether that is true or not, everyone knows that Ingrid Bergman got that choice part opposite Humphrey Bogart." "When Warners tried again for Hedy's services, they were more successful. Since Hedy was giving her home studio so much trouble by turning down so many films, they finally decided that getting her off the lot for a few weeks would be a good idea. The Conspirators was supposed to be another Casablanca, it wasn't." Link to post Share on other sites
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GarboManiac Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Oh, good, TOOMANY. I thought there was some truth to the story. But, I am just quoting from the book, and I hoped people would jump in if they had contradictions, more info, or general comments! Thanks! Here's one for you! Link to post Share on other sites
GarboManiac Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hedy in The Conspirators. Link to post Share on other sites
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GarboManiac Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 You know that was one of her most beautifully photographed movies! Oops! Was that redundant? Anyway, I sometimes wonder if she wouldn't have been better off at Warners! She would have made Casablanca, Mr. Skeffington, and most probably, Laura. I think it was her contract and affiliation with MGM that held her back. After all, it was working at United Artist in Algiers that made her a star. After she went back to MGM, they didn't know what to do with her. Jack would have known what to do! That Louis B, and you know what that stands for! Brainless! ;-) Link to post Share on other sites
TMS Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I finally got to this thread. Took me awhile to read since I am at work. Lots of info! Thanks. I will be looking into Hedy and she if very beautiful!! I can't wait to see some of her movies! Thanks GM! Link to post Share on other sites
GarboManiac Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Well, let me get you started in the right direction. Her first and best is Algiers (1938). That is when the world first saw that face, so it is a good place to start. That is the first film I saw, and I was hooked. Then go to: Lady of the Tropics 1939 Come Live With Me 1941 Ziegfeld Girl 1941 Crossroads 1942 White Cargo 1942 The Heavenly Body 1943 The Conspirators 1944 The Strange Woman 1946 Samson and Delilah 1949 I put them in order, but you don't necessarily have to see them that way. And, there are many others, 26 in all. But, these are her best in my humble opinion. Link to post Share on other sites
GarboManiac Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hedy and her mom! Link to post Share on other sites
vecchiolarry Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hi GM & All, I don't think it's that Louis B. Mayer and MGM didn't know what to do with her, it's that LBM didn't want to do anything with her, period..... A little story I heard years ago: don't know how true it is but -- Hedy fled to London from Vienna and managed to book passage on the same boat to US as LBM, who was returning from Europe after contracting Greer Garson, Ilona Massey and Militza Korjus for MGM. Hedy paraded around in her finest gowns and jewels hoping to get noticed. Mayer finally told her that he had seen "Ecstasy" and it was 'dirt' and that Americans were not interested in seeing her ****!....... When the ship docked Hedy got off first and the MGM flunkies thought she was one of Mayer's discoveries, praising him for his brilliant 'find'...... They were less impressed with Greer, Ilona and Militza......... Hedy was in but Mayer never promoted her and resented her forever. It's a fact that she had to fight hard for her role in "Boom Town" and I think she was great in that!!!! Larry Message was edited by: vecchiolarry Link to post Share on other sites
GarboManiac Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 And, who says Hedy can't act!!!! She pulled that off brilliantly! Thanks for the story Larry, and keep 'em coming whenever the spirit moves you. And, I was right, in a way. It was LB! The big jerk. Link to post Share on other sites
JackBurley Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 You might want to high-tail it to today's poll, Garbomaniac. The question is: "Who would have been Elizabeth Taylor's closest competitor for the title 'Most Beautiful Brunette in the Movies'? And Miss Lamar is currently in second place: Ava Gardner 39% Hedy Lamarr 29% Vivien Leigh 21% Jean Simmons 11% Link to post Share on other sites
GarboManiac Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 HUH!!! These people today!! No sense of tradition! Link to post Share on other sites
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vecchiolarry Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hey TMN, I don't want to see Hedy's **** either, her face and figure are enough to astound any wide-eyed, young boy or 'dirty old man'...... Actually, I have seen her in a bikini in Acapulco, so ha,ha, I'm one up on you!!! Larry Message was edited by: vecchiolarry Link to post Share on other sites
GarboManiac Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hey, EVERYONE! Looks like Hedy has pulled ahead of Ava in the poll!! Keep those votes coming people! Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
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