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Barbara Stanwcyk was an excellent actress. IMO she would be in the top ten list of actresses of all time. So many movies, Double Indemnity, Meet John Doe, Stella Dallas, Sorry Wrong Number. I grew up watching her on TV in the Big Valley, loved that show. Thank God for TCM, its the only reason I don't cancel my cable subscription.
I agree that she is amazing in "The Thorn Birds"! When she's gazing admiringly at naked Richard Chamberlain... Oh my! They definitely are two people who looked nowhere near their age. What a fantastic role this provided for her!
She did have an eye for a good looking man, having a long affair with Robert Wagner, but dont think she ever got over the lovely Robert Taylor... I loved her in Stella Dallas.. what a film and what a part she played...seems she was a very shy woman.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE58pA2aydw
How stupid of me! I forgot to include my absolute favorite film of hers: "Stella Dallas"! I think I haven't been getting enough sleep, and my brain definitely isn't very functional at times, especially when fibrofog kicks in when the weather changes.
She is simply perfection in "Stella Dallas", and her scenes with Anne Shirley are so wonderful. They work together so beautifully, making us believe that her daughter never sees what her friends do when they look at the gaudily dressed woman. Laurel likes things "plain", but it's obvious that she thinks her mother is perfect. The scene in which they're lying down together on the train is just heartbreaking.
It was great to see her with Robert Taylor, still looking so handsome, in "The Night Walker". They elevate the film beyond its low-budget rank. It's actually quite inventive as a thriller that definitely edges over into horror. I had forgotten that Lloyd Bochner is in it; perhaps back when I first saw it, I knew only the "name" actors and was still learning about others.
I love the films from the 1940's and 1950's. remember watching them as a child w/my Mom who was a movie addict and loved learning about that era.
Tonight on TCM am watching "Clash by Night" which stars Stanwyck, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Ryan. (Also beautiful sets, in my favorite town, Monterey) Anyone else love these movies, and wish they made them (and the stars) like this today?
A very amusing film of hers is The Mad Miss Manton, a comedy murder mystery.
I love Barbara Stanwyck, but I've only seen two of her films (Christmas in Connecticut and Meet John Doe). I've been meaning to watch Stella Dallas but I haven'y gotten around to it; maybe this thread will remind me. One of the first things I noticed about Barbara Stanwyck is that her voice could somehow be utterly adorable and totally sexy at the same time. BEST VOICE EVER.
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