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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 372541" data-attributes="member: 5079"><p>The typewriter scene was a bit much -- outright physical abuse, with Joan literally crawling back to him. Warners-era Joan would have shot the bastard, while wearing a mink stole.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Few things establish mood like seasonal specificity, and it's one of Old Hollywood's big misses. Nearly everything was film in Southern California, so autumn or winter were rarely convincingly portrayed (if at all). For years, I thought IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE was filmed on location in New England or something, so it's impressive how well Capra replicated winter on a studio backlot.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Crawford, like Dietrich, was better suited to B&W; not the least due to hitting her peak during the <em>noir </em>years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 372541, member: 5079"] The typewriter scene was a bit much -- outright physical abuse, with Joan literally crawling back to him. Warners-era Joan would have shot the bastard, while wearing a mink stole. Few things establish mood like seasonal specificity, and it's one of Old Hollywood's big misses. Nearly everything was film in Southern California, so autumn or winter were rarely convincingly portrayed (if at all). For years, I thought IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE was filmed on location in New England or something, so it's impressive how well Capra replicated winter on a studio backlot. Crawford, like Dietrich, was better suited to B&W; not the least due to hitting her peak during the [I]noir [/I]years. [/QUOTE]
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