Subdeacon Joe Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Joe I used to be able to move like that Well...........parts of me anywho the rest of the parts wished they could move like that!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Hawk 60642 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I can spin just like dat, din go puke ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Nice legs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Nice legs! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Nice legs! Rest seems darned pretty OK too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Anyone notice, at about the 1:00 mark, a single frame showing Humphery Bogart? I don't think this was "rare nightclub" footage, but rather a nightclub scene from a Bogart movie, with a few cuts to make it all Powell footage. But could she tap!!! LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Joe, I hadn't heard of her; now you've made me a rabid fan! Watch this, the whole 3-part six minutes...this is just wild! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVhF6LgFn4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 She was a winner. There were many stars of the 40s-60s that had mulitple, exceptional talents. I must be getting to be a curmudgeon, because I sure don't see them today. ....... Not sure if it is the specialization today, the lack of broader vehicles, or what... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Joe, I hadn't heard of her; now you've made me a rabid fan! Watch this, the whole 3-part six minutes...this is just wild! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVhF6LgFn4 Mercy! I followed the link - she was born 21 Nov, 1912. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 She was a winner. There were many stars of the 40s-60s that had mulitple, exceptional talents. I must be getting to be a curmudgeon, because I sure don't see them today. ....... :ph34r:/> Not sure if it is the specialization today, the lack of broader vehicles, or what... :(/> I think there are several things that contribute. Many of the stars in that era came off the variety stage and could sing, dance, act, do some stand up, etc. Then there was the "studio system" in which the studios controlled the actors, groomed them, made or broke them. But mostly, I think it is just the changes in society. Look at the difference in the types of films. When was the last really good musical released? Or even decent one? Or action movie that relied on acting, not gollywog special effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I think there are several things that contribute. Many of the stars in that era came off the variety stage and could sing, dance, act, do some stand up, etc. Then there was the "studio system" in which the studios controlled the actors, groomed them, made or broke them. But mostly, I think it is just the changes in society. Look at the difference in the types of films. When was the last really good musical released? Or even decent one? Or action movie that relied on acting, not gollywog special effects? I agree those (and other artifacts) are all contributors, but I think there may be a deeper cultural component, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 There was also a big shift in public taste a long time ago from the "song-and-dance" movies of the '30s and '40s. The great musicals of the '50s and '60s probably filled what once had been their niche. When you look into it, you find that there were loads of those big song and dance films, with lots of big production numbers, all from big studios and with big stars, that are completely forgotten now, even though many comedy and drama classics from that era have lasted, to some degree. As for tap dance itself, while it survives, it still is interesting to contemplate how big a deal it was for as long as it was. But it sure is great to see Eleanor Powell come alive again in these clips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I agree those (and other artifacts) are all contributors, but I think there may be a deeper cultural component, as well. People (kids younger than us that is) get their performance entertainment from music videos or concerts nowadays. Although Les Miz is coming out in a few weeks I believe. Ienjoyed Moulin Rouge. Weird but entertaining. Like me. :lol:/> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 When you think about it, Eleanor is showing more skin than the Material Girl does..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Robert Young (a.k.a Dr. Marcus Welbey) is the guy at the table in the Hula film. It seems that he approved of Ms. Powell. The greatest generation truly was: James Stewart: actor, wwII bomber pilot, General in Air Force, poet Hede Lamarr: stunningly beautiful actress, invented spread-frequency transmitting used to code signals sent by US forces in WWII and radio-guided torpedoes, and used in computers today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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