Joan Crawford in Letty Lynton, 1932, one of my favorite Crawford vehicles.
A great deal has been written about the Hollywood glamour machine that flourished between the mid 1920′s and the late 30′s.
But perhaps the most articulate—if somewhat caustic—meditation on Hollywood and glamour was made by Joan Crawford, a woman who worked harder at the business of stardom than most any other star of Hollywood’s golden age:
“If you want the girl next door, go next door.”
Ariel Chaim Avrech, ZT'L, May His Righteous Memory be a Blessing.
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I agree. It’s an awesome line!
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ProphetJoe:
Crawford was pretty quick on the draw with a creative piece of dialogue.
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Funny how the studios spent fortunes cultivating a “GND” public personna – why didn’t they just find Girl Next Door’s at Schwab’s?
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Bill:
Only a few stars were presented as the GND. Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin come to mind. But most were sold as beyond the reach of mortal men.
BTW, the Schwab’s story is false. That was just a PR story about Lana Turner put out by MGM.
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Robert – just think about how many customers Schwab’s got hoping to get “discovered”!
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Great line!
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Kishke:
I like the brevity of the line. She says so much with so few words. Sort of like, l’havdeel, Rashi.
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