Joan Crawford was surely one of the most formidable movie stars of her time.
Wathing the classic noir film, Sudden Fear (1952) (which was nominated for four oscars: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design) all I could think was: "Work it, girl!" Those eyebrows! Those lips! Someone points out that there were numerous shots of Crawford's shoes and ankles in this film. And I didn't quite get (first time anyway) that whole white scarf routine - I'll have to watch it again.
The film costars Jack Palance, one of the great character actors. He's terrificly menacing in this movie, preying on Joan's vulnerable, woman-of-a-certain-age character.
Here's a great shot of the two stars, Joan Crawford at her most beautiful.
Both stars are pretty intense - wonder how they got along?
And, get a load of a really young Mike Conners as Junior Kearney.
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