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In Reply to: "Mildred Pierce" posted by rico on November 01, 2004 at 10:25:45:

Rico,
It surprised me that you gave that nice summary of Mildred Pierce, and named everyone in the film except the great Zachery Scott! Zach took being a slimey cad to an art forn in this and several other films in the Film Noir period.
I only watch Mildred Pierce these days for Zach and a fine turn by Ann Blythe as the nasty, duplicitous daughter Veda.
Although Crawford won the Oscar for her part in this, I find her very mannered and the queen of overacting...good only for the camp factor.
All the best,
Gary

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Re: You are right - rico 12:20:22 11/01/04 (0)
I did forget him in my zeal to rememebr everyone else. And I agree with your comments. Director Curtiz felt thet Crawford was glamoring up here blue collar part and she defended herself by pointing out that the studio was buying her costumes off the retail racks. What she didn't tell him, of course, is that she was having her own dresmaker tailor the waist and shoulders.

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