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For a 50-year old...

posted 16 years ago by carrie7
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Joan Crawford had a great body! Watching the "From Here To Eternity"-styled beach scene with her and Cliff (he was 15 years younger than her when it was filmed), was pretty sexy.

[–] The_Mean_Reds 15 years ago

I know!
I just got finished watching this movie, and I was thinking how amazing she looked in that black one-piece. I knew she was born in 1905, so I did the math and learned that she had to be 50/51 in this. Sure, it didn't look like Meghan Fox or Beyoncé or whoever, but I sure haven't seen a 50 year old look like that.

"After all, TOMORROW is ANOTHER DAY"

[–] pauline49 15 years ago

I too thought she wore well for a fifty year old. That beach scene too reminded me of the famous scene in "From Here to Eternity".

[–] jamesabutler44 14 years ago

Ironically, Joan was originally intended to be cast in From Here To Eternity, instead of Kerr. However, her diva demands (she wanted a say over who directed) caused the producers to pass. I'm sure she kicked herself in the ass for missing out on this opportunity. As for her figure, Joan was fastidious in her dieting and workout regimen. She had decent legs well into her 60s.

[–] Nikistx 12 years ago

That beach scene was clearly a rip-off of From Here to Eternity.

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[–] netshopper-2 12 years ago

Made just three years prior to this film.

[–] HighwayRoad 12 years ago

However, her diva demands (she wanted a say over who directed)

Your post is 2 years old, but, anyway...
I believe Joan wanted control over the costume designer (for herself, at least), not the director.

[–] liscarkat-2 11 years ago

She was 18 years older than Robertson, and looked great. If it hadn't been for too much makeup and the severe haircut, she would have been gorgeous.

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[–] au561 10 years ago

At 50 she had a better body than Kerr. She was much closer to the character in the book than Kerr. She might have been nominated for an Oscar if she hadn't been such a diva and missed the role.

[–] jrhpax 9 years ago

Joan Crawford had a great body in 1956 ... except for her face.

[–] liscarkat (18429) 4 years ago

When the movie was filmed, in the late summer and autumn of 1955, Crawford was fifty-one. Robertson had his thirty-second birthday during the shoot.