Post by spiderwort on Sept 11, 2017 14:14:06 GMT
What I love about Stanwyck is that she was a wonderful dramatic actress, but she could also do comedy with the best of them, and with great honesty. She was both "bad" and "good" depending upon the material. Sometimes I think of her as the quintessential film actress, someone the camera loved and who never seemed to have a false moment in any performance. A natural truth-teller.
There's a great story about Double Indemnity: She didn't want to do the film because to her the character was so unsavory (she was apparently a very nice person in real life). And Billy Wilder only got her to do it by asking, "Are you an actress or a mouse?" Or words to that effect. Of course, she acquiesced.
I love her in everything, but especially in these:
Double Indemnity
Meet John Doe
The Lady Eve
Remember the Night
Christmas in Connecticut
There's a great story about Double Indemnity: She didn't want to do the film because to her the character was so unsavory (she was apparently a very nice person in real life). And Billy Wilder only got her to do it by asking, "Are you an actress or a mouse?" Or words to that effect. Of course, she acquiesced.
I love her in everything, but especially in these:
Double Indemnity
Meet John Doe
The Lady Eve
Remember the Night
Christmas in Connecticut