I liked hearing on TCM that Ruth Chatterton was actually married to her co-star George Brent when this movie was made. He looked great; very sexy! I've always liked him. He made a lot of movies with Barbara Stanwyck, who I love; they had great chemistry. Some people say he mumbled a lot but I always thought he was effective.
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She would not be considered fat today.
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I thought Ruth Chatterton was very attractive in this movie. I enjoy her as an actress. She wore a bathing suit in one scene. She had a typical woman's body for 5'2" tall. Today she would be considered fat, but in the 30's she was considered good enough to appear in a bathing suit.

Is this the dress?
http://www.thelifecinematic.com/filmcaps/female.jpg
It's a very classical style. I could see the design showing up at a modern day Hollywood glamor event.<<<
That's the one, and I was thinking the same thing!

practicepiano
When she pretended to be startled at the sight of the owl then sent him to get the water, they came back to a shot of her face, and I thought "she would have slammed into the trees anyway that hat blocks one eye completely, so she'd have no depth perception!"
Ha so true. Just goes to show that high fashion has always been impractical. More about art than functionality.
practicepiano
I really liked the gown in the failed seduction scene, with the sash that twisted to hold up the front, then formed the low bow in the back (and I usually am fairly oblivious to fashion in films).
Is this the dress?
http://www.thelifecinematic.com/filmcaps/female.jpg
It's a very classical style. I could see the design showing up at a modern day Hollywood glamor event. Maybe update the fabric a bit
I'm the opposite of you, practicepiano. I love Art Deco so much, sometimes I forget to watch the actors because I'm so busy looking at the architecture, fashions and other design in the scene. Then I have to rewind to follow the story.
If a 1930s movie has rich folks as main characters, then I know I'm in for a treat. It's a pretty safe bet since regular middle class and poor folks didn't really become regular central movie topics until the post war 40s and 1950s.
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I think my favorite was the lattice jacket looking thing she had on at the picnic. Very cool. <<
I just watched that scene it is very cool.
When she pretended to be startled at the sight of the owl then sent him to get the water, they came back to a shot of her face, and I thought "she would have slammed into the trees anyway that hat blocks one eye completely, so she'd have no depth perception!"
I really liked the gown in the failed seduction scene, with the sash that twisted to hold up the front, then formed the low bow in the back (and I usually am fairly oblivious to fashion in films).

It's certainly more believable that a 39 year old woman could be head of a car manufacturer than a 23 year old. Especially one who is comfortable with her sexuality and has her predatory technique down pat. Alison Drake had that pillow throw foreplay down to a science.
What I really like about Chatterton in this role is that she had a real woman's body. She was short, not athletic and looked like she hadn't missed many meals. Nice and healthy. I absolutely loved the fashions they had her in. I think my favorite was the lattice jacket looking thing she had on at the picnic. Very cool.
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