As Katie-Bar-The-Door said to me last night, Vivien Leigh was the perfect Scarlett O'Hara and if she'd never made another movie, that would be enough to make her a legend. But she was also in Waterloo Bridge, That Hamilton Woman and A Streetcar Named Desire -- pretty great stuff.
The Leigh/Taylor version of Waterloo Bridge was severely hampered by the strict enforcement of the censorship codes, compared to the earlier version (with Mae Clarke) with I very much prefer over the remake. Photo "12 of 13" is extremely beautiful, first time I recall seeing it.
Love the Mae Clarke version of Waterloo Bridge -- and I agree, I prefer it to the Vivien Leigh version. No knock on Leigh, but her version was hampered by the Code.
Indeed. Kind of the Diana Rigg of her day? And obviously i mean that as a HUGE compliment.
ReplyDeleteAs Katie-Bar-The-Door said to me last night, Vivien Leigh was the perfect Scarlett O'Hara and if she'd never made another movie, that would be enough to make her a legend. But she was also in Waterloo Bridge, That Hamilton Woman and A Streetcar Named Desire -- pretty great stuff.
ReplyDeleteThe Leigh/Taylor version of Waterloo Bridge was severely hampered by the strict enforcement of the censorship codes, compared to the earlier version (with Mae Clarke) with I very much prefer over the remake. Photo "12 of 13" is extremely beautiful, first time I recall seeing it.
ReplyDeleteLove the Mae Clarke version of Waterloo Bridge -- and I agree, I prefer it to the Vivien Leigh version. No knock on Leigh, but her version was hampered by the Code.
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