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Claire Trevor/Gaye Dawn Singing A Cappella

posted 15 years ago by AliciaHuberman59
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While Rocco forced Gaye to sing for her drink, Trevor once said (during a TCM mini-filler between films) that director John Huston pulled the same thing on her, in effect, giving her about ten minutes notice before shooting the scene, which was "originally scheduled" for the next day. While she admitted it was a bit sadistic of him (he had that reputation) to do that, it got the result required...that of a frightened woman singing for her supper, so to speak.

[–] wiwfdownriver 15 years ago

interesting scene - you really don't experience that kind of a suspense in movies alot

[–] GeneralBuck 14 years ago

Classic scene. Especially when he then refuses to give her the drink: "But you were rotten."

[–] noobzilla 14 years ago

she was a great actress.. she was even better in The High & The Mighty.

-- 'you're a good man, sister.' Humphrey Bogart

[–] Piperson 11 years ago

I love her. She is always great to watch. She is great-looking too.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Amazing acting in that scene, I was very impressed by her.

[–] AvaSinatra59 (195) 6 years ago

Eddie Mueller screened this on TCM's Noir Alley the other night. He stated that Huston told Claire Trevor her voice would be dubbed in, so she sang it without stressing too much. Don't know which to believe, but they're both good stories!

[–] greenbudgie (2355) 2 years ago

Gaye Dawn was the victim of a sadist in the story so it was an inspired trick that John Houston pulled on Claire Trevor. I feel so sorry for her in that scene.