Okay, this question is mostly (though not necessarily) for straight men...

Okay, this question is mostly (though not necessarily) for straight men... Oct 25, 2018 3:51:10 GMT

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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 3:51:10 GMT

Oct 25, 2018 3:43:17 GMT Toasted Cheese said:

Oct 25, 2018 3:33:25 GMT dirtypillows said:

Oh, that would have been too funny! Bette as a hootchie cootchie dancer and Crawford as a low-key, warm and sensible author! I think it would have worked out badly as both roles were very opposite their respective temperaments! I do think Joan is very good in "Flamingo Road". It was the last time she appeared feminine; the next year in "The Damned Don't Cry", she became very manly, so much that her testicles descended to the floor!

Yes, Bette did have beautiful eyes! So cool that such a great song came from that! Best song of the year, in fact!

Do you not feel that Crawford could have pulled off Davis's role? Could the dialog have saved it perhaps. I don't know about the warm aspect, but could JC have been low-key and portrayed the sensible aspect of the character effectively?

Davis as a hootcie cootchie dancer, surrounded by dark characters and situations could have been an interesting classic.

If you were to swap roles for them in one of their different movies, what would it be that you think would work?

Joan Crawford could not do sincerity or warmth, like you noted, and that would have been a large part of what made the Davis role in OA work as well as it did.

Let's see, that's an interesting question, Mr. Toasty. I will have to give that one some thought. Gawd. Maybe Joan Crawford could have done a pretty good job as the hot-cold murderess Leslie Crosbie in "The Letter". As far as the other way around, wow, I guess I'll just go for broke and say Bette would have been fun as the circus ringmaster in "Berserk!" Did you ever see that late 60s Hammer horror film? I thought it was okay.