The combatants: Jane Wyman (!) and "Sexy Alexis" Smith. (We have to remember that the normally demure Wyman later got out her claws in Falcon Crest -- albeit she never wrestled anyone on that show. Anyway, both ladies are in top form.
The bystanders: Bing Crosby, Franchot Tone, a host of character actors, and a funny old lady.
Enjoy!
Ha!! Go, Jane, go...I am so rooting for Wyman here, as I just saw her again in the wonderful All That Heaven Allows, and in Stage Fright a few months ago. As I get older, I appreciate Wyman's low-key charms more and more. (The only ex-wife of an American President...until Ivana!)
ReplyDeleteAlexis Smith was very statuesque, wasn't she, with kind of mannish Glamazon energy...
-C
That's the funniest description of "Sexy Alexis" I've ever read!
ReplyDeleteJane Wyman was a terrific actress, and she's even better when she, so to speak, goes out of her comfort zone. She was certainly a conniving bitch on "Falcon Crest," winning well-deserved Emmys.