Annoying Angie Dickinson
At an intimate TCM gathering at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the legendary star refused to discuss her finest film, the religious melodrama The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961). At the time, Dickinson was being touted as Warner Bros. “new Bette Davis.” It’s easy to see why. Rachel Cade is secretly her best, most luminous performance. But for whatever reason, she was unwilling to share any memories of the production. She seemed suspicious as to why anyone would even ask about the film – and dismissed my question with “Oh, nobody saw that.” Excuse me, I did.
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 2015.
Refusing to even acknowledge her best film, The Sins of Rachel Cade. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 2015.
Not pleased that I asked about The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), the religious melodrama she made at Warner Bros. when she was being touted as “the new Bette Davis.” It is secretly her best film.
Angie was — is — great. A beautiful lady.
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