Sad news. Lung cancer claims yet another. My favorite Bel Geddes performance was the relatively small role of "Midge" in Hitchcock's "Vertigo." I always wondered if she ended up with "Scottie" (James Stewart's character) after Kim Novak took that fatal plunge from the tower.
I just love this snappy exchange between them early in the film... Scottie: What's this doohickey? Midge: It's a brassiere! You know about those things, you're a big boy now. Scottie: I've never run across one like that. Midge: It's brand new. Revolutionary up-lift: No shoulder straps, no back straps, but it does everything a brassiere should do. Works on the principle of the cantilevered bridge. Scottie: It does? Midge: An aircraft engineer down the peninsula designed it; he worked it out in his spare time. Scottie: Kind of a hobby, a do-it-yourself kind of thing! Scott MoPo List Owner ________________________________ From: MoPo List On Behalf Of Todd Feiertag Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 8:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Barbara Bel Geddes passes at 82 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
