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Ida Lupino...

posted 13 years ago by srklondie
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...stole the show. She was never better.

[–] MissMcCrocodile 13 years ago

Yeah, she's always doing that!

Yes, sir, I'm going to do nothing like she's never been done before!

[–] noobzilla 13 years ago

imo, her best acting ever.

'the doors made me do it.'

superb performance. Ida Lupino went on to be a great actress.

-- 'I dont mind a reasonable amount of trouble.' Humphrey Bogart, The Maltese Falcon

[–] srklondie 13 years ago

Pretty darn good at most everything she did.

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[–] bobvend 11 years ago

Lupino was fantastic! As much as I like her in this, I think Marie Windsor would also have been great in that role. But Windsor wouldn't have been as well-known or popular in 1940. She would begin to make her mark about five years down the road.

[–] srklondie 11 years ago

Funny you should mention Windsor, because she's my favorite noir actress. However, I can't see her in the role of Lana, because I can't see the Ed Carlsen character picking her as a bride. Ida Lupino had the looks ( and voice ) to charm the pope into end up having to say a couple thousand ' Hail Marys '. Whereas, I don't don't see Marie Windsor having those tools. She was a much bigger [ dame ], with not nearly the looks of Lupino. But I loved the heck out of her work, though.