Greta Garbo and Clark Gable

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  1. December 19, 2013

    Whew. She is totally the boss of that kiss. Right? He looks a little frightened to my eyes in that first shot.

    My dear Miss V, I have been saving up your chapters to read in one fell swoop! I know, I am silly like that but I like to keep things for a rainy day. 😉
    Bisous to you,
    H

    • December 19, 2013

      I don’t see much chemistry there, not like Garbo and Gilbert. Which is interesting because in the Rosalind Russell memoir she said something like, and I’m paraphrasing, “On camera kissing was an ordeal, but when Clark Gable got hold of a girl, you knew exactly where you were—and needed to be.”

      Save those chapters! I think I’ll publish them straight up to Christmas Eve…

    • December 19, 2013

      “Whew. She is totally the boss of that kiss. Right? He looks a little frightened to my eyes in that first shot.”

      Ha! Perfect evaluation. He really does look a bit trepidatious!

    • BEAUTYCALYPSE
      December 20, 2013

      gosh, that’s what I’ve been doing, too! 🙂 #ChristmasRead

      • December 20, 2013

        Beauty! Have you been bossing kisses again? I think that’s splendid. 😉 !

      • BEAUTYCALYPSE
        December 20, 2013

        errr, no… I’ve been saving your pages for a long read, just like heather 😉

      • December 20, 2013

        Well done, but don’t forget those kisses.

      • BEAUTYCALYPSE
        December 20, 2013

        *duly noted*

        by the way, I thought I cannot _not_ share with you my favourite christmas time classic movie. ready?

        it’s “bell, book, and candle”. I love everything about it, story, cast, music, magic, punchlines, set… yes, everything.

      • December 20, 2013

        I LOVE her apartment and shop, BEFORE she falls in love and it goes all pastel and seashells…

        Oh, Pye, Pye, Pyewacket. 😉

      • BEAUTYCALYPSE
        December 20, 2013

        YES, YES! the barefoot libertine witch! (and isn’t nicky adooooorable?)

  2. December 19, 2013

    Dearest G
    Oh Greta. Has there ever been an actress greater?
    Yours ever
    The Perfumed Dandy

    • December 20, 2013

      She was fascinating!

  3. December 19, 2013

    I always do a double-take when I see Clark Gable without his moustache. I think I prefer him without.

    • December 20, 2013

      Oh yes, I like to see someone’s face, not a caterpillar on their upper lip!

  4. December 19, 2013

    there’s something about beautiful people in an extraordinary glamorous pool of key light that is Truly miraculous.

  5. BEAUTYCALYPSE
    December 20, 2013

    *sighs and admires*

    • December 20, 2013

      “Stunning!” As my mom would say.

      • BEAUTYCALYPSE
        December 20, 2013

        yes, that’s what they are. the expression, the wonderful, elegant faces, the lighting… perfection.

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