Actually, she looks completely different from the person who went on to become known as a dancer extraordinaire.
Apparently, she suffered from anorexia.
Her appearance in "Kid" seems odd given that most people now "skin-and-bones" Vera.
I barely recognized her.
"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"
I had the same reaction -- I came here to confirm that that really is Vera Ellen. I think she looks great here. It's a shame she starved herself later.
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I don't think she ever looked better than in this film --- Her big dance number she was very sexy in --- it bothered me later like in a White Christmas she looked so sickly --- it was probably people saying she looked fat which helped her become anorexic --- She looked perfect here ---
shareI had no idea she was anorexic. I always liked her legs. She had big, muscly dancer's legs, like an athlete's legs, very different from the shapely legs of the era's pin-up models.
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