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Gemini Cricket · 02-20-2009, 11:55 AM

I watched Born Yesterday (1950) last night. Holy crap. Can't believe I have never seen this one. I have heard Judy Holiday's character parodied before but never saw her do it. That voice! Hysterical. The writing in this is absolutely wonderful.

Snowflake · 02-20-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I watched Born Yesterday (1950) last night. Holy crap. Can't believe I have never seen this one. I have heard Judy Holiday's character parodied before but never saw her do it. That voice! Hysterical. The writing in this is absolutely wonderful.

Yeah, but I'm still mad Gloria Swanson did not win an Academy Award for Sunset Blvd. and it went to Holiday. Who was wonderful as Billie, no question. Of course, this was a year very RICH in worthy perfs, like Bette Davis and Anne Baxter in All About Eve, as well. Damn, who was the fifth nominee? I can't remember!

Back to Born Yesterday, I adore William Holden in this film.

Alex is pure evil.

Gemini Cricket · 02-20-2009, 01:44 PM

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Yeah, but I'm still mad Gloria Swanson did not win an Academy Award for Sunset Blvd. and it went to Holiday. Who was wonderful as Billie, no question. Of course, this was a year very RICH in worthy perfs, like Bette Davis and Anne Baxter in All About Eve, as well. Damn, who was the fifth nominee? I can't remember!

Back to Born Yesterday, I adore William Holden in this film.

Alex is pure evil.

What a great year for awesome parts for women!
Well, Anne split the vote between her and Davis by not taking a supporting nom instead. Bad move on her part. OR the vote may have been split between Swanson and Davis. Interesting.

Snowflake · 02-20-2009, 03:58 PM

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What a great year for awesome parts for women!
Well, Anne split the vote between her and Davis by not taking a supporting nom instead. Bad move on her part. OR the vote may have been split between Swanson and Davis. Interesting.

Well, I expect Baxter and Davis cancelled one another out. Baxter had already won a best supporting Oscar if I am not mistaken and was likely not after another suporting nod. She had won for the always reliable former good girl who goes bad and ends up not only a drunk but a prostitute after family tragedy in The Razor's Edge. You know, the sentimental actress choice, she's so out of character as a drunk, much like Claire Trevor's win in Key Largo.

Holiday was such a breath of freshness, and it was a damned good part. She'd won a richly deserved Tony for the role on Broadway. Yeah, she died young. But, I really think it shoulda been Swanson's year, it was her last great film role and I guess it cut just a little too close to home for some Academy members.

Pretty silly, I'm still arguing with myself over this and I was not even there when this happened!

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 02-20-2009, 04:35 PM

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Back to Born Yesterday, I adore William Holden in this film.

Alex is pure evil.

Hah! Agreed on both counts.

lizziebith · 02-22-2009, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I watched Born Yesterday (1950) last night. Holy crap. Can't believe I have never seen this one. I have heard Judy Holiday's character parodied before but never saw her do it. That voice! Hysterical. The writing in this is absolutely wonderful.

We just watched it too -- fabulous! (and it erased the dreck "Atonement" we'd watched finally the night before).

02-20-2009, 11:55 AM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I watched Born Yesterday (1950) last night. Holy crap. Can't believe I have never seen this one. I have heard Judy Holiday's character parodied before but never saw her do it. That voice! Hysterical. The writing in this is absolutely wonderful.
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