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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 231049" data-attributes="member: 5079">That&#039;s the original photo, from THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER.&nbsp; Jane was uncharacteristically a red-head in the film.&nbsp; She had objected, saying she looked better with her natural dark hair or as a blonde; but the studio insisted she go red for the role.&nbsp; (I also think she didn&#039;t look too good as a blonde when impersonating Marilyn, but think she looked amazing with red hair.)&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure why someone tinted the hair color in the photo I used, but since it&#039;s closer to her natural shade that&#039;s what I went with; lest someone think my icon is Rita Hayworth.One of my favorite Jane Russell films is HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1951), although it&#039;s an interesting film rather than particularly good.&nbsp; Jane could sometimes be photographed ungainly on film, but she looks spectacular in this one.&nbsp; She &amp; Robert Mitchum had remarkable chemistry.&nbsp; They made only two minor, messy films together which is a shame; I think their chemistry was as good as Bogart &amp; Bacall.&nbsp; <a href="https://thenewbev.com/blog/2017/11/kim-morgan-on-his-kind-of-woman/" target="_blank">This is a good summation</a> of their appeal, &quot;[He] likes her – a lot – their chemistry (also seen in another Mitchum/Russell/Hughes RKO picture with two directors – Macao) is so sexy and witty, with banter so sharp but good-natured, that you absolutely buy Mitchum having no problem being pals with a woman he’s sexually attracted to. (Friends in real life, this adds to their buddy allure).&quot;This is a perfect example of a movie not having to be good to be enjoyable.&nbsp; It&#039;s a quirky, uneven hodgpodge of good directing (John Farrow) and Howard Hughes&#039; meddling.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]21573[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]21574[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 231049, member: 5079"] That's the original photo, from THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER. Jane was uncharacteristically a red-head in the film. She had objected, saying she looked better with her natural dark hair or as a blonde; but the studio insisted she go red for the role. (I also think she didn't look too good as a blonde when impersonating Marilyn, but think she looked amazing with red hair.) I'm not sure why someone tinted the hair color in the photo I used, but since it's closer to her natural shade that's what I went with; lest someone think my icon is Rita Hayworth. One of my favorite Jane Russell films is HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1951), although it's an interesting film rather than particularly good. Jane could sometimes be photographed ungainly on film, but she looks spectacular in this one. She & Robert Mitchum had remarkable chemistry. They made only two minor, messy films together which is a shame; I think their chemistry was as good as Bogart & Bacall. [URL='https://thenewbev.com/blog/2017/11/kim-morgan-on-his-kind-of-woman/']This is a good summation[/URL] of their appeal, "[He] likes her – a lot – their chemistry (also seen in another Mitchum/Russell/Hughes RKO picture with two directors – Macao) is so sexy and witty, with banter so sharp but good-natured, that you absolutely buy Mitchum having no problem being pals with a woman he’s sexually attracted to. (Friends in real life, this adds to their buddy allure)." This is a perfect example of a movie not having to be [I]good [/I]to be enjoyable. It's a quirky, uneven hodgpodge of good directing (John Farrow) and Howard Hughes' meddling. [ATTACH=full]21573[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]21574[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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