Actress – Lets Talk Classics https://www.letstalkclassics.com Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:56:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.letstalkclassics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-siteicon-32x32.png Actress – Lets Talk Classics https://www.letstalkclassics.com 32 32 Sunset Blvd. 1950 https://www.letstalkclassics.com/2017/10/15/sunset-blvd-1950/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:42:32 +0000 http://www.letstalkclassics.com/?p=23

In this episode we take a look at the 1950 Drama/Film-Noir “Sunset Blvd.” Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim.

This movie takes place in 1950’s Hollywood. A screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) who is broke ends up by chance at the mansion of a former silent film star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson). As it turns out she is full of delusions of grandeur that she will return to the big screen and become the star she once was, and persuades Joe to write her a screen play. When she falls in love with Joe but he doesn’t reciprocate the feelings things turn to tragedy.

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/

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In this episode we take a look at the 1935 drama “Dangerous” Starring Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, and Margaret Lindsay.

Joyce Heath (Bette Davis) a raging alcoholic who has hit rock bottom is recognized as a former actress by Don Bellows (Franchot Tone) who takes her in and tries to rehabilitate her. Bellows ends up falling in love with her only to find out she is already married.

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026261/

Actress Stats:
1908-1989

For an in depth biography see Biography.com

]]> Welcome to Lets Talk Classics https://www.letstalkclassics.com/2017/10/15/hello-world/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 19:45:27 +0000 http://www.letstalkclassics.com/?p=1 Hello and welcome to the first episode of “Classics – For the Love of Film”. Today I’ll tell you a little bit about myself and how I got interested in classic films, as well as touch on some film history.

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