At least we can see the difference - The very far future direction of human evolution - We have seen what is possible!

Agreed! She’s my favorite too ❤ I just started watching old movies from the 20’s upward the 50’s and I’m having a blast 💥 talking to my 89 year old dad about these actors. His fav….Bette Davis and she’s a close 2nd to Joan in my opinion.

So am I, I love TCM. Joan and Betty my girls. Nice to know someone else knows REAL ACTING. 🙂

​@@tammyt8306oh man, what fun. What have you liked most so far?

@melissasaint3283 hi, my fav movies 🎬 so far are the following: Harriet Craig, Mildred Pierce, Of Human Bondage, Marty, Leave Her to Heaven, Possessed, The Story of Esther Costello, Dancing Lady, All About Eve, The Three Faces of Eve....there's just so many!

"Your chickens and your pies... and everything that smells of grease!" 😂

I’d rather cut off my hand than do that.

@@jasononealrobleslugo591”My mother… a WAITRESS!!!” 😁

I had yo google etruscan glower pots .

Always have a phrase like this handy to use in arguments. Then, when your opponent is tryi ngto work out what the heck you meant by that, you can run off.

🤣🤣🤣

damn straight!

Joan Crawford and MidWestSlotDiva are the people of far distant future advanced civilisations!

Exactly, she sure didn’t!

@midwestslotdiva, the Best comment! 😋

@Ereskigal no pain, no gain. A phrase I know only too well.

@Ereskigal it's reality and it is horrifying.

@Ereskigal and to be clear, I wasn't talking about s/a. You brought that up, I was talking about pain in all its forms. But yes, s/a occurred and still occurs in Hollywood.

What ever happen to baby jane.

I've just discovered her recently - she has such a bad reputation I've avoided her old movies all my life, but I've really been enjoying her performances lately.

So, you saw her strike a match on an album playing on a record player!? That was funny! 😂

I love Joan Crawford too! A true Hollywood legend!

She seems a bit on the mean side.

"Johnny Guitar"

I feel the same!!! Great women 👍

Same! Add Susan Hayward too♥️♥️

What about the Queen? Liz Taylor? You betta recognize!

She was one of the most great actressess ever lived

Honestly i think it comes down to scripts. They just dont make scripts like how tgey used to.

What made her a movie star compared to the ones of our time? I mean, I know she had talent, ups, downs and probably won and was nominated to an Oscar or two, but what else made her a “movie star”?

Honestly I think she just played herself 😂 and found the scripts that fit her

Honestly I think that she just played herself 😂 and found the scripts that matched her

And Barbara Stanwyck. 👍

They started Hollywood! So, they taught aspiring actors how things were done!😂

Susan Haywood great.in that era also.

Loved Betty Davis. I was called Betty Davis (specificclly) when I was being "dramatic".I take that as a compliment now.

So True

Yes she was!!

This!🎯

The way of the future

Reading is fundamental y'all!

More evolved?

The gardenias helped camouflage the whiskey emanating from around her.

If you saw this scene in its entirety, he removes the flower from her face bc he said it took away her beauty.

Flowers are attached to the hat, i thought? Glad he takes them off, she looked weird with flowers in her hair. Lol.

Wow you made a really great distinction there .... The difference between a celebrity and an actor ... I love it

Movie?

@Ereskigal, Thank you. One question: do you sing certain prayers or chants?

I've seen Mildred Pierce a couple of times and I still love it!

Straight Jacket.

​@@Ephemeral2023Oh, my! I couldn't believe how good Straightjacket was. Given its era and budget, I'd feared the worst, but it was fantastic.

and Queen Bee really blew me away

Did you notice before the movie begins that the studio logo Columbia statue is headless and her head is lying by her feet?

This film shows the refinement and sophistication of the people of the very distant future

The thing about old movie is that things were called the way they were supposed to be called back then and that was reflected on the plots! I mean, screen players were nice but they'd tell you off without cursing! 😂

You can say that again. Not even that other actress Meryl Streep could compete against Joan Crawford!!

The woman of the future - one day all people will have that strength of awareness that Joan Crawford’s admirers today have.

​@@victorsauvage1890 Christ alive, what's it with you and the future.

@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Why do you bother to write to me? Have I pricked your conscience?

@@victorsauvage1890 You've peaked my interest to put it into different words. I've seen you on every other/other comment.

She was an alcoholic who abused her children

"Box office poison" is from the late 1930s after a run of dud movies. She fought back and had her greatest successes after that.

It was her cruelty to children that is the real person

They were both awesome, I got chills, listening to Those famous lines.

This film shows the way of the future

I'm totally with you! I really miss the old, professional plots!

You tell him Joan. Woman Power

One day the whole world will be populated with people like yourself - Delana and Joan Crawford

I dont think plugging refers to something sexual. I think plugging means “beating up” maybe? I will google now too cuz i am curious. Lol!!

Plugging means -shooting.

@Ereskigal please gfys lol

The direction of human evolutionary progress - away from the clumsy, grinning apes?

The necklace too!

@@Katie-vy5rd Oh wow! I totally overlooked that necklace! It's beautiful.

@@dsrtflwr6093i like her dress and his suit…wondering what color that was in real life, too! Lol.

Brother John more likely 😮

She did indeed!

You TOO, Miss Roberta

Yes m. They could act with their expressions and still say a lot. The actors today can’t act with their facial expressions or act fit that matter. Back then they took time to tell a story not like today . It’s rush rush rush to get it over . The credits at the end are too fast today. Just a burr. It used to be the things we’re at least 3 seconds before moving on. Now it’s just a split second. Can’t read anything. Needs to be slowed down.

Brian was an excellent actor. Few did smoldering menace any better.

​@@rhondareese1607Much less hold a good and interesting conversation!! Can you imagine an actor or actress turning around the interviews' direction!

I heard she was playing herself.

"You and your Etruscan flower pots!" WOW.

We here see what human evolution is capable of - very far future advanced civilisations

The far distant future of human evolution

U GO TOO - Miss Eileen!

He was outstanding here as well! The way his facial expression changes and the way he walks to her, I really thought he was going to smack her! 😂. And I think somehow Crawford thought so too! That shows how great a performance this was! 🎉