I'm all about the sultry brunette gals these days, aren't I?
I was watching Gilda again the other night; aside from having one of the most wonderful entrances of a leading lady, ever...
...it's also a dynamite, psycho-sexual drama that fairly seethes with sultry, murderous, sensual, treacherous tension. You can practically feel the humid Brazilian air and the beads of sweat popping on your forehead. And, for my money, no other actress was ever as delectably gorgeous as Rita Hayworth in this film. She's walking, talking, (kind of) singing sex.
The justifiably legendary "Put the Blame on Mame" sequence is still deliriously erotic, and all Gilda ever "strips" off is one long, black glove. Incidentally, the torchy vocals were supplied by the fabulous Anita Ellis; both she and Rita Hayworth would eventually sadly succumb to the ravages of Alzheimer's Disease.
The designer of the black satin Gilda dress, Jean Louise one said in an interview that the dress doesn't move when she raises her arms because the top of the dress was lined with plastic. Jean Louise married actress Loretta Young in 1992.
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