Mink and Pearls

[singlaughishishstep]

@JimBeattie did you ever think that someones size could be because of a medical condition? i take medicine that makes me lose alot of wheight and thats why i look like a "stick". an old friend of mine took medicine that had a side effect that made her gain wheight. and even if it doesnt have to do wih anyhing medical, its still wrong that you just put down different body types.

[JimBeattie]

@singlaughishishstep

I didn't mean to criticise people because of their body shape - it takes all shapes and sizes to make a world, and I understand that some lovely girls are the shape they are because of their medical condition or they're just made that way.

My comments referred to today's fashion industry, which encourages young women to become unhealthily thin through unnatural dieting; and the fast food industry, which promotes obesity.

[okilloran]

That is my Aunt Jean on the far left at 3:00 in...dark hair with a "widow's peak." She was beautiful! I wish there had been more footage of her! She was married to Marc Platt, a well-known dancer in several Rita Hayworth movies (e.g., Down to Earth, Tonight and Every Night).

[JimBeattie]

@okilloran

I'm glad you spotted her, it must be a priviledge to be related to such beautiful and talented ladies. Do you look like her and can you dance as well?

[okilloran]

@JimBeattie I do look like my Aunt Jean, she is my father's sister, so there is a resemblance! As far as dance talent - not at all The one year of ballet I took in elementary school proved that, lol! Jean's daughter, Donna, inherited her dad's red hair and both of her parents' dance talent, she took dance classes for years, although she never pursued dance as a career.

[TheStrawdragon]

i have a dance and im ms adelaine and that looked reaally weird

[jmd130]

I'm auditioning for miss adelaine!! still trying to get that accent down haha

[SIVnightstorm]

My high school is doing this show this year, and I'm one of the Hot Box Girls, I'm so psyched! :D

[CashOnTheNail1955]

Ultra-thin 'girl' look has-much in-common with DNA where death-by-30 was-the-norm' Few sabre-tooth-tigers in-the 21st-century; so people-live long-past-their 'pension-date'.

[AliceTRoyal]

Well, wouldn't you?

[ludicrus32]

Wow. o.o 1:56 through 2:55 has given me a much stronger appreciation for the 50's...

[SuperCrazyDreamer]

i did the play of guy and dolls

[andymiami22]

Hey Annie, What was your mom's name? I searched the Goldwyn Girls once and I think I found her and then read that she was a model and socialite, married well and moved to San Fran. Is that correct?

I am a fan. She totally steals the show, owns the choreography, really makes it her own. What a performer. I didn't realize I was one of a whole slew of admirers.

[mwilson345]

The blond at the center of 2:33 is a spectacular dancer. Completely steals the show for me.

[arkady714]

Half a century later, this is still one of the sexiest musical numbers. A chorus full of real beauties.  You've got to love it.

[roxburymoretti]

Nicley put

[getyourfolkon]

There fashion is amazing!! I love the tights <3

[Live4Flute4Ever]

My school's production of this show opens tonight! I'm so excited! We're ALMOST as good as you guys!!!

[annie2768]

@rsn01ful I am so very sorry not to get back to you. I didn't know there were all of these responses! I am so not a computer person! My Mom knew all the Dancers very well. I do not know their names, but I know that they would all be under contract together at a particular studio. That included the male dancers. Hope that helps a little.

[iDance109]

"well wouldn't you?!" XDD i know i would!

[fashionluva07]

THIS IS TALENT.

[princessamina1]

They allowed Asians to be chorus girls back then? Who knew.

[stripsleaze]

the dark-haired woman on the right at 2:45 is beautiful <3

[Godzgal4ever]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Wrong lyrics but ah well.....@0ostephescao0 your comment that people who are skinny are like anorexic stick insects is offensive since I'm 15 years old, 4'11 and 95 pounds but that was the way I was built, along with a lot of people I know..

[Godzgal4ever]

@0ostephescao0 your comment is kind of offensive about models being anorexic stick insects when probably they were built smaller and can't gain a lot of weight and like them neither can I. sorry about that other one I'm actually almost 16

[Godzgal4ever]

@0ostephescao0 your comment is kind of offensive about models being anorexic stick insects when probably they were built smaller and can't gain a lot of weight and like them neither can I. I'm almost 14 and I'm 4'11 and weight 85 lbs...

[ChicagoSouthDan]

@Godzgal4ever There are some people who are not able to gain weight but most models do not fall into that category. They diet and exercise to keep their weight down. There have been various TV shows (Oprah Winfrey and others) about that. There is a difference between slender and skinny and skinny is promoted as the thing to be. Oostephes was just saying that the overly skinny models are not attractive.

[waynebrasler]

One of the funniest little known facets of this number is the song is written in the meter of a strip tease act! This was one of the few Broadway hits to translate successfully to the screen. The cast was spectacular because everyone wanted to be IN i

[MrArtesan]

wasn't the 50's and 60's around the time when the "bee waist" was idolized as the shape of a perfect woman? i think that these women actually might even go close to that..

i'm not trying to critisize, just asking because of stupidity, lol

[annie2768]

The lead blond dancer in red was my Mother. Her measurements at the time were 36x25x35. She weighed 138, and was 5'9". Through her entire incredible life she only ever wore a size 12. It was all in the way she was built. Thank you Jim for appreciating Real women!

[JimBeattie]

@annie2768

She was a beautiful woman and they were very glamorous and great dancers. You must be very proud of your mother, thanks for the message. It's marvelous to hear from the artiste's relatives, or the artistes themselves.

[ravie14]

@JimBeattie Really! I was just thinking how great a dancer she was! She's beautiful! I bet you took after her :D

[JimBeattie]

@ravie14

I think you intended to respond to @annie2768 , the daughter of the lovely blonde dancer.

[heathertemple]

@annie2768 Wow! What was your mother's name? And what other films was she in?

[NAUTICALNIRVANA]

@annie2768 She was dynamite! Great figure and that fifties glamourous face! Love the chignon and the thick eyebrows. Gorgeous woman! What other stuff did she do?

[TheHoeBurger]

@annie2768 The one on the left??

[hidoll22]

@annie2768 Ur mother was beautiful and one of the better dancers in the biz. I loved her

[hidoll22]

@annie2768 You're mom was hot;-) one of the best dancers back then,did she ever teach u to dance? WHAT A BODY

[Shehoomustnotbenamed]

@annie2768 she has the same measurements as me :D although i am 5'11". i wrote a comment on your comment on "pet me poppa" where i said she was my favourite and i dreamed i could be her when i was little, really she was so beautiful and smily! and even if she is broader she still has the perfect hourglass and gorgeous flat stomach x

[miriamhyde54]

@annie2768 Lots of clips of your mother; great! I played Adelaide in my high school's production in 1972. My strip did not go as well as this!

[VValkyrie]

Love Vivian! I want the red dress & stole, stockings with butterfly bow are cute too! Good message from Miss Adelaide!

[EuphoriaAvenue]

Oooo, I love those shoes.

And those hips ;)

[AmericanWatchdog]

What is everybody talking about??? I don't see any "big hips." Besides, the music is fabulous!!

[MrHownowbrowncow]

They are, cause they used to have big hips and little waist :)

[lafilledebeatles3]

They aren't... They're just not stick women like what is considered beauty today. Marilyn Monroe herself was a size ten. These women have gorgeous curves. <3

[0ostephescao0]

Look how big their hips are!!

Its crazyyy

[JimBeattie]

Well, they were REAL women. Not like the anorexic stick insects of today's fashion or the obese apple shaped women you see in the streets.

These ladies had waists and a classy chasis!

[0ostephescao0]

I KNOW RIGHT, some of chicks in my school are like "Hahaha, yeah I totally forgot to eat yesterday" Then they laugh. I'm like "Urg, I had 4 canolies for berakfast hon!!"

[Murderisanart666]

it's sick. the things people will do to fit the standard requirements for beauty.

[emtave2008]

@JimBeattie They do look beautiful, but the very tight corsets are what gives them that very curvy smooth line. Women still wear them, but only in the evening, usually.: they are very expensive and a bit uncomfortable. I got mine at What Katy Did. Thanks for uploading this, Jim - it's so foxy :) x

[MandeeSparkle]

@JimBeattie Yeah. Thanks Twiggie for ruining the image of women for us real curved women.

[jordtas]

@JimBeattie Is it possible to appreciate and compliment these beautiful women without putting down the appearance of other women?

[JimBeattie]

@jordtas

I do appreciate women of all shapes and sizes, but not those who don't care for their appearance and eat too much or misguidedly starve themselves.

[jordtas]

@JimBeattie I understand that we all have different preferences, and I totally respect that. I only thought that your compliment to the women in this video clip was a little lessened by your reference to other body types. This is just my opinion. At the end of the day, it is all subjective--what you or I perceive as being women "who don't care for their appearance" may be attractive woment to others.

[scotpens]

The girls' hips aren't that big. That's what is known as a WOMANLY figure. Of course, those Merry Widow corsets exaggerate female curves a bit.

[mousedriver500]

@0ostephescao0 It;s sexxxyyy!!! :)

[workerangelchick]

I love this play !! My high school is actually performing it. And I'm actually one of the hot box girls in this scene with adelaide. This scene is so much fun to do. My boyfriend saw me perform it too!! and I didnt even know that he was there til after curtain call.

[JimBeattie]

Great! Did anyone make a video of it?

[N3v3rm00r3]

I love this Play! I've seen it many times, and it still makes me laugh!

[AnnieLaurenJonesPugh]

i love viv blaine

[beatlequeen06]

I love this movie!

[123liveyourlife321]

i love this play we r doing it 4 our high school

[princessbevel]

im playing adelaide in my school play and my voice cant really go that squeaky like hers

[AbortionIsMurder147]

lol, you really just have to be more nasally than squeaky and you should be fine :)

[Murderisanart666]

it doesn't really matter much.

just because she was great doesn't mean you can't add your own flair.

good luck!

[WhatYouLookingAt89]

im playing adelaide in my school musical. i dont know how to sing like that high though!!

[chickwithbrains1994]

Omg, I'm doing for my local acting group! I didn't know we had to strip! And my boyfriend is going to be there! Uh-oh.

[JimBeattie]

Better tell him to keep away!

[lafilledebeatles3]

She was gorgeous! They all were! Man. :)

[CrazyAnimeTako]

we're doing the guys and dolls for our school musical! but we're not doing this song =( darn i liked this one either way i wouldnt be singing it xDD im in the mission

[Domenica206]

they are all very pretty!

=]

[rmusicfessy]

we r doing this at our high school and for our "underclothes" we have fishnet stockings and leotards. it might be kinda awkward cause my guys friends r going to be there...

[JimBeattie]

Good for you!

Don't be shy or embarrassed, dance like the Goldwyn Girls, beautiful, sexy and proud of their bodies.

[rmusicfessy]

thanx. it actually went really well. i loved it actually.

[DaangAlyssa]

ahahah im doing this scene for my school musical...but im sure we wont have those lingerie since its middle school..

[JimBeattie]

Shame! It would give the boys a thrill.

[DaangAlyssa]

Ahahaha, that would be awkward. since my guy friends are gonna watch the musical O.o

[eevee2joltyon]

lol

[senoritaemilia]

hahahahaha that is so awesome and cute! Im so surprised that they can dance in those heels lol

[poogle48130]

Does this seem risque for a 1950s movie?

[JimBeattie]

It's just good fun. In those times the films didn't have the gratuitous violence, bad language and obscenity that seems the norm in many modern films. Also, the women were much prettier then.

[scotpens]

I have to agree -- especially Larri Thomas, the tall blonde dancer with her hair pulled back in a bun. She was an absolute stunner.

[JoBroFanDJDanger]

we r doing this at my school and i'm one of the hot box girls. i cant wait. this song is so fun!

[radicalrainbowofdoom]

"I'd love to see this song done by a line of drag queens!"

Oh. MY. GOD.

YES!!

[elianbensoussan]

Alas, none of us is young forever, but I hear that she's still beautiful !

[almadora]

i forgot how much i love this number. i only wish they could've come up with a reason have jean simmons strip. yowza!

[SatineCharm]

but you gotta love the fight scene. I've never seen her so nutso! lol

[scotpens]

Long-legged chorus girls in spike heels, seamed stockings, one-piece Merry Widow underwear and opera gloves -- sexy in 1955, and just as sexy today. In fact, this whole number was pretty risqué for the movies at that time, considering it's about a girl refusing a would-be sugar daddy's gifts with the expectation of sexual favors in return.

I'd love to see this song done by a line of drag queens!

[elianbensoussan]

...But after all the dancing deliberation, they keep everything !

Do you think that after 14 years dating and two phantom children reported to a mother she'd never visited, Miss Adelaide never did anything with Nathan Detroit ?

[scotpens]

Actually the grand total was FIVE phantom children.

"Adelaide, how could you do such a thing to a nice old broad like your mother?"

[Flhair1]

How about Marlon Brando in the "sewer" seene of "luck be a lady tonight"? Thanks JIM!

[jilk7]

i love this musical, espcailly sintra as  a main character, the accent too, i could watch it over and over, the 1955 version of the play is the best one on youtube that i have seen so far most are okay high school version

[KeybladeKH]

When I saw them rip their gowns off, my mouth dropped like a cartoon. I was repeating to myself, "HOLY CRAP!"

[scotpens]

And this was in 1955! Just goes to prove that sex in musical entertainment wasn't invented by Britney Spears -- or the Pussycat Dolls.

[QueenOfMean17]

OMG im a hot box and latin dancer in this show at my school musical !! Oh dear what am i in for? x_x ive got my songs next to meeee. anyone have a mic or something so they can teach me the accident to this because it goes horribly wrong for me!! Pleaseeeeeeeee xxx

[lleeaahh5]

im doin a play off this at INTAKE WOOOP !!

im in the choras make sure u watch me xx

[JimBeattie]

Good luck! Let me know when you've posted it.

[lleeaahh5]

will do xx

[hidoll22]

The lady with her hair comb back in a bun is the better dancer

[elianbensoussan]

The blonde with the sleek hair, the great moves and the dazzling face is Larri Thomas. You can google her.

[scotpens]

I'd definitely google her, if it weren't for the fact that she's 75 years old now.

[hidoll22]

This is another of my favorite scene

[Inknights]

Did you know Lucille Ball was a Goldwyn girl?

I have a picture of her as a goldwyn girl.

[Darryln123]

omg im a hot box girl, and i still haven't warned my dad that i will me opeaning act 2 with a striptease... this should be interesting. =) for bushell and a peck, were wearing "sexy chicken" costumes. can't wait to see how they look! hahaha

[That0little0witch]

I love the last part!

"Well? Wouldn't you?"

XD That was great.

[Ninjaspyguy]

im gonna be in this play too!

[AziZibmen]

in my school play i was adelade!

thx for putting on the movie version. all the other vids are crappy school plays

[ILuvTheJonasBros123]

DANG! SHE GOT HIPS!

[JimBeattie]

Yes, she and all the dancers had great figures and talent as well, unlike most of today's skinny stars.

[yaylorr]

yeah, it's a shame that the definition of beauty is so shallow these days.

[jillybear326]

Ha! I am in my school's guys and dolls and I'm a Hot Box girl!

[JimBeattie]

Good luck in your performance - I think it is a great musical.

[jillybear326]

Thanks!

[puplecell]

Cool me too !

[ILuvTheJonasBros123]

I was a hotbox gurl! it was so much fun!

[kingjt13]

This is actually caled Take Back your Mink but I LOVE THIS SONG

[belamibrian]

My Mother came to Canada from the UK by ship in 1954 (The Georgic), and met a former Scottish guard on board. He used to be a personal body guard of a member of the Royal Family. One night he had to stand outside Vivian Blaine's dressing room in London, while the Duke spent over an hour inside. Afterwards the guard was told, that he saw nothing, and should say nothing about it. I just wanted to see what Vivian Blaine looked like, luckily I found this clip on You Tube.

[babbagecabb]

that's a strange story

[ohreally2667]

That would put Ms. Blaine in a long line of ladies--I think the Prince was getting revenge on his wife for forcing him to quit serving in the Navy--she got her revenge for his revenge by having her two youngest sons fathered by men other than her husband . . .

[oncewasEdwardQ]

would love to see adelaide's lament. VB was the best!