[78-L] Delicious moments - Virgina O'Brien

[Kristjan Saag]

"One-trick pony" - that's a good explanation, but not new to me.
What puzzles me is that many directors didn't see what Roy Del Ruth saw 
in "Du Barry Was A Lady": that O'Brien had all the talents, not just her 
dead-pan face. Compare with some other clips from her career where she 
moves nothing but her lips and her eyebrows.
What a waste! Her combination of meticulous acting, elegant movement, 
humour and a far above average actress' voice was worth millions.
Damn those babies that Dave Weiner mentioned in another post. And the 
silly directors.
Kristjan
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Al Simmons wrote:
> Unfortunately she was a one-trick pony. Her voice was mediocre once you
> seperated it from her dead-pan schtick.
> It caused a sensation with audiences that were accustomed to all canaries
> showing their toothsome all.
> When the novelty wore off, so did she.
>
> Al

> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> Kristjan Saag wrote:
>>> This girl had everything: voice, acting, mime, dance, humour, attraction
>>> - one may wonder why she didn't become one of the biggest names in 20th
>>> century entertainment...
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0b074CwlVM
>>> Kristjan
>>>
>>> PS: How did they manage to get video quality out of a 1943 Technicolor
>>> film?
>>>