Ah… I am so glad they are playing this film because I have only seen it on YouTube and am very glad to finally see it on the TV. It was Rosalind’s last feature film. She was feeling the signs of her rheumatoid arthritis during the shooting of this film, and this is a disease that would plague her the last 5 years of her life (along with cancer, which she had been fighting for many years already). If you are able to catch this on TCM, I hope you enjoy it! I did.
Okay… I have to admit, this is my SECOND favorite Rosalind Russell movie (behind “Auntie Mame,” of course) because I love the way Roz interprets this character and although she may have had limited vocal abilities (although I do love the way they mixed the voices in the songs)… she was a marvelous actress and I love the great job she did in this film. I’m surprised she didn’t get nominated for an Oscar, although she did win the Golden Globe!
“Gypsy” will be playing on TCM on October 28.
Although this is really a supporting role, I think this is one of Rosalind’s finest dramatic performances.
“Picnic” will be playing on TCM on October 28.
This is the last movie Rosalind made before taking a bit of a hiatus from movies to do a few shows on the stage [including two Broadway hits, Wonderful Town (1953) and Auntie Mame (1956)].
Read about Never Wave at a WAC here.
Do not forget, all that live in the U.S. who have the Turner Classic Movies channel, that they will be playing a marathon of Roz’s movies from 6 am (EST) to 8 pm (EST)! 🙂
These are the movies they will be playing tomorrow:
