I never understood her appeal
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jane Wyman
amdew717 — 11 years ago(March 12, 2015 09:32 AM)
It may be just that I've never been able to stand looking at her. There's something about her face is so unappealing to me.very tight, pouty and hardly ever smiling. In all fairness, this has kept me from watching her films. However,1c84 I am going to try to keep an open mind because I recently recorded "Stage Fright" which I'd like to watch simply because i'm trying to see all of Hitchcock's films. Hopefully, this will unlock this block that I have about her and maybe I can begin to give some of her other films a fair shot.
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caribeno — 10 years ago(March 01, 2016 01:11 AM)
Jane Wyman is truly one of the greatest actresses in American film. If for no other performance than her role in "Johnny Belinda", she'd be up there with the other greats but her work in "The Lost Weekend", "The Yearling", "All That Heaven Allows", "The Glass Menagerie" and her tv film, "The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel" reveal a marvelous dramatic actress of a large range and the equal of stars of her era better known to today's audiences. Along with her dramatic roles, which were her bread and butter in making her a star, she was an effective comedienne in her pre-star days as well as in her prime. She also had the chops to be a creditable musical star. Check out her and Bing Crosby's rendition of "In The Cool, Cool of the Evening" in the film, "Here Comes The Groom", which one the Oscar for Best Song of 1951 and you'll see a seasoned musical comedy star.
She never had the notoriety nor a special flair for creating a screen persona like Bette Davis or Greta Garbo but she was an immensely popular star of her era who produced a versatile body of work, maintained her star status for over 40 years, and was one of a handful of actors who appeared in more films than any other actors in any national film industry.
Obviously, she appealed to many for a long time. I hope you get to see that in Jane Wyman yourself.