tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post6511064203732494218..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Stage FrightMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-46754419116009285202009-03-26T21:06:00.000+00:002009-03-26T21:06:00.000+00:00She is quite good in several of the Sirk films (Ma...She is quite good in several of the Sirk films (Magnficent Obsession) as well as Johnny Belinda and The Lost Weekend. She was always measured in her performances, none of the histrionics of Bette Davis or Joan Crawford.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-32921041500812306412009-03-26T16:16:00.000+00:002009-03-26T16:16:00.000+00:00Joyce Grenfell's in there too, isn't she?I've only...Joyce Grenfell's in there too, isn't she?<BR/><BR/>I've only seen this once, about twenty-five years ago, but always wondered why it was classified as "minor". The cast is interesting, and there are a few unusual moments. Maybe it wasn't much of a hit. Hitch certainly wasn't on much of a roll (The Paradine Case, Under Capricorn) at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-43316358658564445302009-03-26T08:54:00.000+00:002009-03-26T08:54:00.000+00:00A good actress, then, as well as good-looking. But...A good actress, then, as well as good-looking. But I must admit that previously I only know of her via the Presedential connection!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-74225200598184846392009-03-26T08:35:00.000+00:002009-03-26T08:35:00.000+00:00You're a bit hard on Jane Wyman there, Martin. Aft...You're a bit hard on Jane Wyman there, Martin. After all, she was nominated for the Oscar as Best Actress in a Leading Role four times, winning it for her performance in Johnny Belinda.Philip Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739418522974972567noreply@blogger.com