That's interesting, Jeff. The photo of the Hayworth costume I web hosted below was taken in 2000 at that L.A. sale. "Casablanca," "The Wizard of Oz," the Universal horror classics - as well as "Metropolis" - all feel eternal, but I wonder how many people under 50 years old TODAY - even know who Rita Hayworth was, let alone what she did in "Gilda." Twenty years ago, I would have said that she will always be considered a mainstream Hollywood legend, but today she feels like a cult star in a cult film who will never top Audrey Hepburn nor Marilyn Monroe in terms of popularity. Not a great actress but a super dancer.
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:24:08 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: In other poster news - What cruel hoax is this? To: [email protected] Dave, I had the chance to go to Bonhams here in LA, for the preview... and this costume was not behind any glass or plexi.. it was on a form, right on the floor, in front of some GILDA posters on the wall behind it. Anyone could touch it if they wanted .. and some were.... Beautiful.. and it was on display right next to Hayworth's other dress from the film, The Loves of Carmen. Jeff On Nov 24, 2014, at 4:29 PM, David Kusumoto wrote:On the other hand - on the issue of costumes - I personally know the consignor of the "Amado Mio" dress from "Gilda" - and was in the bidding room when it was first acquired for $25,000 back in 2000 at Butterfield's/Bonham's. (See pics below.) Today it sold in NY for $161,000 ($130,000 hammer). Even after all the buyer's and seller's premiums are paid, the consignor, who is just a fan like me and was never an investor, is getting a nice payday. Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:47:52 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: In other poster news - What cruel hoax is this? To: [email protected] A Star Wars style A 77/21 later printing one-sheet sold for $4,375 just now in the same Bonham's sale. 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.
