Weird, funny, quirky little moments of 'The Women'
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juleereeves-891-550333 — 9 years ago(May 22, 2016 04:20 PM)
I noticed the lamps on the side of Mary's bed were switched. When Mary's Mom is spraying the perfume, after the reunion dinner party, there was a bedside lamp with a male figure on the far right and when little Mary comes into the room and climbs into bed, the lamp has been switched to a female figure. If you watch, when little Mary first enters the room, we even see the male lamp reflected in the mirror but sure enough, female in the next minute.
I too noticed the large crumb falling from Norma Shearer's mouth in the luncheon scene at the country house. Others have commented that she spit it out, possible to avoid ingesting calories during the shoot and they redid the scene several times. When you watch the scene, it really is obvious that the muffin sort of fell apart as she bit into it and some fell to the table. -
juleereeves-891-550333 — 9 years ago(May 22, 2016 04:30 PM)
Great idea for a thread!
I noticed that Mary removed her evening shoes and stocking, puts on slippers and that gorgeous ostrich feather wrap over her nightgown, walks over the the bed, takes off her slippers, and gets into bed. I just thought it funny that she put on house slippers to walk a few feet and get into bed.
In the reunion dinner scene in Mary's apartment, the white evening gown draped over the back of a chair next to Mary's vanity table. Seems that Jane would have hung that up since she was in the room, turning down Mary's bed.
Lamps are switched during this same scene - Mary's bedroom after the girls leave to go to the Casino Roof. First we see a male figuring on the far right night stand and it is even there when little Mary is at the door - we can see the lamp reflected in the mirror next to little Mary. When we see little Mary climb into bed with her Mom, the lamp has switched to a female figure.
Lots of comments about Mary wearing the same fabric as the window seat in her room as the Reno ranch. Actually, the furniture is covered in a large gingham and Mary's shirt is plaid. Perhaps if we saw this scene in color, we might understand why the designer and director mixed the gingham and plaid. Those things are usually so well planned. Maybe they were contrasting colors and it looked great. Hard to tell in black and white. But definitely not plaid on the furniture.
I have wondered if these ladies wore panties under the tap pants or if the tap pants are the extent of the underwear. Just curious. Tap pants are fairly loose and during the fight scene at the ranch, we see Paulette Goddards' legs up in the air and it made me wonder how covered up she "wasn't".
What the heck is Pancakes Barbara. I want some. I might have had some and never knew it since I've no idea what that dessert is. I am going to make up a layered crepe thingy with whipped cream and cherry filling and some chocolate sauce and forever after call it Pancakes Barbara. -
juleereeves-891-550333 — 9 years ago(May 22, 2016 05:31 PM)
Quirky things with the food in the luncheon scene at Mary's country home:
When Mary returns to the table after the phone call from Steven, we see Jane place a salad of watercress in front of Edith. Mary has a bowl of soup at her place and the other ladies have nothing. Edit remarks that she might just as soon "Eat her way across the front lawn." Seems to indicate she doesn't like cress but seems odd she would say so. Next we see bread basket passed around but most of the women have been served nothing else. I wonder why everyone didn't have first course served?
Mary is carrying around a bowl of fruit at the Reno ranch and talking about preparing supper with her own hands. Why would she be carrying the fruit around anyway? Food is in the kitchen. Seems she would go there and prepare it. Why is she carrying the fruit bowl around?
I adore the salon and it is so fun to see all the old beauty treatments being used there. Surely those were the newest innovations at the time the film came out. Early version of our med spas.
Odd that the cute manicurist previously worked at the perfume counter at Blacks Dept Store. Nowadays, one doesn't just take up the job of manicurist. This comment makes it seem like she just bounced over to Blacks and started doing nails.
Maybe during that time, there was no educational requirement for manicurists?
Miriam Aarons riding outfit at the ranch. Sparkly brooch and the leather belt and gauntlets. Same with the Countess. I guess there was some shopping involved before any soon to be ex wife departed for the divorce ranch in Reno.