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WHAT THE HELL DID HE SEE IN THAT BITCH?

posted 13 years ago by snsurone
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That husband must have been insane! The Woman from the City was ugly and brazen, and once she got him in her clutches, she would drop him like a lead brick when a richer man came along.
It's hard to believe that even in 1927, men would be suckers for "vamps".

But then again, if the husband and wife slept in the same bed (and maybe if he had a shave), maybe he would never have been attracted to the other woman. After all, the wife had a sweet face, even under that awful blonde wig.

Just a thought.

[–] Venus-25 12 years ago

It's hard to believe that even in 1927, men would be suckers for "vamps".

They still are.

The Fabio Principle: Puffy shirts look best on men who look even better without them.

[–] novastar_6 12 years ago

Yeah really, that is an age old question, even today you can find plenty of men falling heads over heels for the exact same kind of women.

[–] graciecc 12 years ago

I truly thought she looked just like Jack Lemmon, or was Tony Curtis the dark haired guy in drag from "Some Like It Hot"??

Not attractive in my book...But she was a vixen and city woman.

[–] FatherMulcahyFan 9 years ago

But then again, if the husband and wife slept in the same bed (and maybe if he had a shave), maybe he would never have been attracted to the other woman

They didn't sleep in the same bed back then because in movies and television, it was considered improper for men and women to be seen in the same bed, even if they were married. I can't think of any movies offhand, but if you look at reruns of "I Love Lucy", "The Dick Van Dyke Show" or any other television series from the '50s or '60s and maybe the early '70s, you'll notice that the husband and wife were in separate beds with a night table between them.

[–] WatchingYouReadThis 9 years ago

You clearly missed her sweet dance skills.

[–] Filler_Killer 8 years ago

Like other users have said, there's nothing unusual in that. People from the countryside feel intrigued by the cosmopolitan life, much like the other way around. Even if she was ugly (fashion and beauty standards are highly subjective and rarely work the same way outside their milieu), the promess of party, love/sex, money and other mundane pleasures, drawed the man into it. Honestly I found nothing strange in that. If the movie can be criticized, I would say that the melodrama might annoy some (cold) people, but for me it was no problem at all.

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-You won't forget me now?

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[–] irishm 8 years ago

I kind of wondered what she saw in him. I mean, if she's a gold-digger, she's not a very good one, if she's trying to latch onto a guy who doesn't have any money.

[–] calvinice 8 years ago

....She saw that he was George O'Brien.

[–] liscarkat (16543) a year ago

The trouble is, he was thinking with his little head. Thankfully, his big head eventually took over.