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'Madge' really moved to San Francisco and became...

posted 11 years ago by nycruise-1
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"Judy Barton" in Hitchcock's "Vertigo"!

"Judy" admits to having moved to SF from Salina, Kansas, three years prior.

"Picnic" was released in 1955, and "Vertigo" was released in 1958 - three years apart!

"Picnic" was partially filmed in Salina, Kansas.

In "Vertigo," we see what happens to the "Small-Town Beauty" when she moves to a much bigger pond: she ends up at the lower end of the food-chain.

She's lost much of her youthful appeal (even though she's still a stunner) - much in the same was as "Hal" ends up when he comes back to his own hometown.

"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"

[–] ruffian82 11 years ago

Wouldn't that be a trip? And it could play...I mean it's feasible...

So the end conclusion would be sad. Her beauty and promise is already headed for exploitation and sacrifice.

Then again:

Look at all the stunning girls in LA that end up in...other occupations. So much beauty, such fleeting youth, and so few ways to support oneself solely by looks and talent.

[–] wllnorkin 11 years ago

Hitch must have used some of the background from 'Picnic'.
But why?