If ever there was an actress who got crucified on the twin crosses of a pushy showbiz mother and a horny studio executive, that would be Dallas girl Linda Darnell (her story here). Her life could also be entitled: “Nice Girls Finish Last”, because the one thing about her that everyone ever agreed on was what a sweetie she was.
However, that’s not the story here. These pics are:
Because she’d been one of the youngest actresses to play adult women — she was barely 16 at the time she started — her movies didn’t show off her figure, and most especially not her legs (which were spectacular).
And when some more “grownup” pictures of her were published:
…she was promptly voted one of the “Four Most Beautiful Women in Hollywood” (alongside Hedy Lamarr, Ingrid Bergman, and Gene Tierney — pretty exalted company).
Hardly surprising.
it’s a shame that more of these older movies are not streamed over the internet