There’s an Angela Lansbury movie marathon in TCM today. I’ve watched two (so far), and I’m left wondering if Angela always plays second string. She’s so beautiful, but she never gets the guy.
The first movie was The Harvey Girls. A classic Judy Garland movie. Of course, she’s the star, so she gets the guy. But Angela’s got the moves, the voice, and the body. Well, I guess Judy’s got the voice too–and she is a petite little thing. But Angela’s got verve.
The next movie was The Hoodlum Saint. Esther Williams, William Powell, and Angela Lansbury. Angela’s character Dusty will do anything to get her man, but he still ends up with the other girl. Dusty even saves him from going to jail, but darn it–he just prefers the other girl. What’s the matter with these men?
