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To: Ozguy1945

She was the worst possible choice for the female lead in The Maltese Falcon.

Worst possible.

She almost ruined the greatest Film Noir ever.


3 posted on 05/02/2023 8:02:24 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

The Big Sleep is a better movie.

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4 posted on 05/02/2023 8:04:14 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Mariner
She was the worst possible choice for the female lead in The Maltese Falcon.

Agree 100%. And Humphrey Bogart was miscast in "Sabrina".
5 posted on 05/02/2023 8:34:20 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Mariner
Yes, I would have liked to see Penny Singleton in that role. You remember her as "Blondie" in the Dagwood and Blondie movies with Arthur Lake.

7 posted on 05/02/2023 8:46:31 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Mariner
She was the worst possible choice for the female lead in The Maltese Falcon.

Because... ?

Regards,

9 posted on 05/03/2023 12:07:12 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Mariner

Interesting. I never really thought so. I thought she was pretty good, actually. Now you got me thinking. Who would you have used in that role?

I agree that Bogart may have been miscast in Sabrina, but I haven’t heard a better choice yet.

The Big Sleep - one of my favorites. All the amazing women in that movie. However, if you want to talk about miscast, Lauren Bacall was the least attractive woman in that show. She wasn’t hot enough for Marlowe to take all the risks he did for her. The German chick in the book store in the storm was far hotter.


18 posted on 05/03/2023 6:09:32 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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