Saturday, February 18, 2012

Hot Stuff in That Cold War

When the movie Salomé, starring Rita Hayworth and Stuart Granger, came out in 1953, it must have seemed like hot stuff in that cold war, McCarthy-istic, Eisenhower-bland era. Especially the Technicolor Dance of the Seven Veils that Rita Hayworth performs, getting Charles Laughton's attention and causing The Baptist to lose his head.

Columbia Pictures — Salome — 1953


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4 comments:

  1. KidFebruary 19, 2012 at 2:32 AM

    Apparently Stewart Granger's real name was James Stewart, which he couldn't use becuase of - James Stewart. But betcha ya knew that.

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  2. MelissaFebruary 19, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    Save for a few exceptions, they don't make movie posters like this anymore.

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  3. Joe JuskoFebruary 21, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    That is such an amazing painting. Is it Brown? He did a lot of these historical films in addition to all the BEM stuff.

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  4. Thomas Haller BuchananFebruary 21, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    Sounds like a good guess to me, Joe.

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