Hollywood Legs Trivia
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wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 23:50 last edited by
Known for her outstanding gams, she was one of the few people to dance with both Astaire and Kelley. She once compared the two...
As one of the handful of girls who worked with both of those dance geniuses, I think I can give an honest comparison. In my opinion, Kelly is the more inventive choreographer of the two. Astaire, with Hermes Pan's help, creates fabulous numbers—for himself and his partner. But Kelly can create an entire number for somebody else ... I think, however, that Astaire's coordination is better than Kelly's ... his sense of rhythm is uncanny. Kelly, on the other hand, is the stronger of the two. When he lifts you, he lifts you! ... To sum it up, I'd say they were the two greatest dancing personalities who were ever on screen. But it's like comparing apples and oranges. They're both delicious.
Her first speaking role was in a musical that starred Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury.
Who was the actress and in what movie did she make her speaking debut?
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wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 23:52 last edited by Mik
Ginger Rogers. I saw her in Vegas in 1976. Even at that age she had great legs and could really, really dance.
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wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 23:53 last edited by
Nice try, but nope...
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 02:53 last edited by
Maybe the lady who was in "Singing in the Rain"? (Fun movie by the way).
I thought that the Cosmo character was also a good dancer (in a different way) and quite funny.
Link to video
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Maybe the lady who was in "Singing in the Rain"? (Fun movie by the way).
I thought that the Cosmo character was also a good dancer (in a different way) and quite funny.
Link to video
wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 03:19 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Hollywood Legs Trivia:
Maybe the lady who was in "Singing in the Rain"? (Fun movie by the way).
I thought that the Cosmo character was also a good dancer (in a different way) and quite funny.
Link to video
That was impressive!
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 03:36 last edited by
"I was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day then, and getting up those walls was murder," O'Connor said while reflecting upon the scene and its staggering effect upon him. "They had to bank one wall so I could make it up and then through another wall. We filmed that whole sequence in one day. My body just had to absorb this tremendous shock. I came back on the set three days later." The actor's lungs were hardly suited for the endurance that "Make 'Em Laugh" required. He somehow managed to pull it off, though not without a degree of minor consequence (per IMDb).
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Maybe the lady who was in "Singing in the Rain"? (Fun movie by the way).
I thought that the Cosmo character was also a good dancer (in a different way) and quite funny.
Link to video
wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 06:07 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Hollywood Legs Trivia:
Maybe the lady who was in "Singing in the Rain"? (Fun movie by the way).
I thought that the Cosmo character was also a good dancer (in a different way) and quite funny.
Link to video
She was in that movie.
But who was she?
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"I was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day then, and getting up those walls was murder," O'Connor said while reflecting upon the scene and its staggering effect upon him. "They had to bank one wall so I could make it up and then through another wall. We filmed that whole sequence in one day. My body just had to absorb this tremendous shock. I came back on the set three days later." The actor's lungs were hardly suited for the endurance that "Make 'Em Laugh" required. He somehow managed to pull it off, though not without a degree of minor consequence (per IMDb).
wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 14:58 last edited by@George-K said in Hollywood Legs Trivia:
"I was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day then, and getting up those walls was murder," O'Connor said while reflecting upon the scene and its staggering effect upon him. "They had to bank one wall so I could make it up and then through another wall. We filmed that whole sequence in one day. My body just had to absorb this tremendous shock. I came back on the set three days later." The actor's lungs were hardly suited for the endurance that "Make 'Em Laugh" required. He somehow managed to pull it off, though not without a degree of minor consequence (per IMDb).
Wow! That was really interesting. Thanks for sharing
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@taiwan_girl said in Hollywood Legs Trivia:
Maybe the lady who was in "Singing in the Rain"? (Fun movie by the way).
I thought that the Cosmo character was also a good dancer (in a different way) and quite funny.
Link to video
She was in that movie.
But who was she?
wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 14:58 last edited by taiwan_girl@Jolly Hmm. I dont know her name. I would have to cheat looking it up. lOL
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I always wanted to learn to tap dance. Only did a little and wish i learned more.
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@Jolly Hmm. I dont know her name. I would have to cheat looking it up. lOL
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I always wanted to learn to tap dance. Only did a little and wish i learned more.
wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 16:02 last edited byDebbie Reynolds
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 19:38 last edited by
And it ain't Debbie...
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 20:41 last edited by
That leaves CC
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 23:38 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 23:45 last edited by George K
Interesting how she's not frequently considered in the context that Jolly mentioned.
And yeah, known for her OUTSTANDING gams!
However, I remember reading (seeing?) a story about how Gene Kelly was considered one of the most "athletic" dancer of his day. Astaire oozed style, and Kelly oozed muscle.
And Fosse oozed...
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wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 23:58 last edited by
Well, y'all have guessed the actress, now name the movie...
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 00:23 last edited by
No guess as to the movie in which Tula Ellice Finklea appeared, but since @Jolly mentioned gams...
She was featured in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records under "Most Valuable Legs", because a $5 million insurance policy was reportedly issued on her legs in 1952..
And yeah, she was in "Singin' in the Rain."
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 00:27 last edited by
BTW, her real family nickname was "Sid". Charisse was her married name by her first husband.
The studio changed the spelling of her nickname, so Cyd Charisse was closer to her real name than many people think...
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 00:27 last edited by
I'm not aware of ever having heard of her.
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No guess as to the movie in which Tula Ellice Finklea appeared, but since @Jolly mentioned gams...
She was featured in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records under "Most Valuable Legs", because a $5 million insurance policy was reportedly issued on her legs in 1952..
And yeah, she was in "Singin' in the Rain."
Link to videowrote on 23 Nov 2022, 00:29 last edited by@George-K said in Hollywood Legs Trivia:
No guess as to the movie in which Tula Ellice Finklea appeared, but since @Jolly mentioned gams...
She was featured in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records under "Most Valuable Legs", because a $5 million insurance policy was reportedly issued on her legs in 1952..
And yeah, she was in "Singin' in the Rain."
Link to videoThere was a famous Hollywood producer that said Charisse could barely say her lines phonetically, but when she wrapped one of those legs around you during a dance number, it didn't matter whether she could act or not.
