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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 232062" data-attributes="member: 5079">No actress of the era is more hit-or-miss for me than Rosalind Russell.&nbsp;&nbsp; She could be very funny (THE WOMEN; HIS GIRL FRIDAY) and a good dramatic actress (THE VELVET TOUCH), but, more often than not, I find her unbearable and almost obnoxious.&nbsp; &nbsp; It&#039;s occurred to me more than once that Lucy, circa 1958, could have been ideal for Mame.Looking at that photo just reinforces something I have occasionally pondered: what did MGM think they were going to do with Lucy?&nbsp; Although Garbo, Shearer and Crawford were gone by the time Lucy joined the studio, there was still a plethora of female stars: Kate Hepburn, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Greer Garson, Judy Garland, Ann Sothern (and apparently Irene Dunne, although I&#039;ve never thought of her as an MGM star).&nbsp; The studio had drama, glamour, sex appeal, music and even B-movies covered with their existing roster; other than full blown comedy, not yet her forte, it&#039;s hard to imagine what niche Lucy would fill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 232062, member: 5079"] No actress of the era is more hit-or-miss for me than Rosalind Russell. She could be very funny (THE WOMEN; HIS GIRL FRIDAY) and a good dramatic actress (THE VELVET TOUCH), but, more often than not, I find her unbearable and almost obnoxious. It's occurred to me more than once that Lucy, circa 1958, could have been ideal for Mame. Looking at that photo just reinforces something I have occasionally pondered: what did MGM think they were going to do with Lucy? Although Garbo, Shearer and Crawford were gone by the time Lucy joined the studio, there was still a plethora of female stars: Kate Hepburn, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Greer Garson, Judy Garland, Ann Sothern (and apparently Irene Dunne, although I've never thought of her as an MGM star). The studio had drama, glamour, sex appeal, music and even B-movies covered with their existing roster; other than full blown comedy, not yet her forte, it's hard to imagine what niche Lucy would fill. [/QUOTE]

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