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  4. Such a great notion, and very well expressed. I’ve always loved “A Lost Lady” even though it has not been well-reviewed — I think because many critics resented the fact that it was not representative of the novel. But Stanwyck is so great in it!

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    1. Another fan of “A Lost Lady”, tres cool! Not being a Cather fan myself, I have no interest in whether of not the script follows the novella. IMHO, the story of the movie is much more compelling, even without Barbara. With Barbara, it’s beautiful. Probably her best film of 1934.

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  5. I have succeeded in seeing every film that Barbara stanwyck has made on DVD or streaming except 3 which I cannot find “So big” 1932, “A lost lady” 1934 and “His brother’s wife” 1936- could you advise on how to find these three films- I am doing a project on her work and I have seen every film she made except these three films- thank you in advance Charlotte Godard

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  7. Dear Missy, I have watched seven of your movies so far. You are such an exceptional actress and what a beauty you are. Just simply breathtaking. You play a crazy bit@# so well. You have a way of drawing people in. You are magnetic and marvelous.

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  8. Barbara stanwick is my favorite actress ilove her movie no man of her own,i watch all her movies over and over again I wish icould of been an actress, she was in all those foster homes im glad god blessed her and made her and actress .I watch cristmas in Connecticut ever year.

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  9. missy I watch your movies over and over again there will never be anyone like you again !!! im glad god blessed you and made you an actress. iwish I could of met you. I wanted to be an actress like you. Christmas in Connecticut I watch every year.

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  10. I have never been so enthralled by any actress. You could play any role and make us believe in it. I have photos of you around my house, I respect you so much. I wish I could have met you, but one day I suppose I will. God bless you you were a wonderful actress and fantastic human being. Xx

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  11. Stanwyck was the best actress of her generation – the 30s and 40s and 50s. There is a scene in “There’s Always Tomorrow” when a picture of Fred McMurray drops out of her purse. He picks it up and she realizes that he knows she has loved him for years. Stanwyck’s expression is deeply moving and expresses her talent. Of course there are many such scenes in her films. She was the best actress to reflect human emotions.

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  12. Your site is a wonderful way for fans like me to spend Barbara’s 106th birthday. Thank you. Cheers~~ Lon +

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    1. Thank you Lon, hope you enjoy it! There is still a lot of info to upload, but I’m sure the content in the website as it is, will keep you busy for a while!

      Cheers!

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  13. I,m a fan of Barbara stanwyck my favorite movies of hers are baby face and night nurse and sorry wrong number she was a very talented actress and she was a very elegant and beautiful lady

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  14. Just saw the last of the ones I’ve been searching for, “The Plough and the Stars”. I believe “Broadway Nights” may be a lost film.

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  15. barbara stanwick my favorite actress, I have seen all her movies over and over again, no man of her own, was my favorite when she walks up several flights of stairs pregnant, and her boyfriend wont open the door!then she enda up with aa man and a family that loves her and her child. all the real foster homes bababara was in real life, I was so glad god blessed her and made her and actress! I wanted to be an actress just like barbara, I wish I could of met her.

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  16. Question 1. Did Stanwyck lose 2 roles to Bette Davis? “Jezebel” and “All About Eve.” Stanwyck reportedly went after “Eve.” Al Diorio’s biography said she congratulated Davis on “Jezebel” , but Davis was always sleeping. Stanwyck finally said, “Telling sleeping beauty she was terrific in Jezebel.” Not sure about that because Stanwyck wasn’t under contract to Warner Brothers. Who knows?
    Question 2. Which man burned Stanwyck under her breast when she was a hoofer on Broadway? Al Diorio’s biography said it was a backstage “john” after Stanwyck slapped him. He burned his cigar, I think, against one of her breasts. Robert Wagner said she still had that scar when they were having their affair. I might be wrong, but he said it might’ve been her first husband Frank Fay who burned her. Some say it was Al Jolson, but I don’t think she ever met him. Burning questions huh?
    Stanwyck would’ve played the Davis roles very differently, but both strong willed women. It’s history now…,

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    1. Hi Roscoe:

      Regarding Question 1: I think Stanwyck lost just one role to Bette Davis, but it was not Jezebel, it was Dark Victory. Stanwyck wanted Warners to make a movie based on the 1934 play and did a Lux Radio program based on the play to “convince” them on April 1938. At the time Stanwyck was not under Warner’s contract. See link below for Stanwyck’s Dark Victory Lux Radio date, the movie was ultimately made in 1939:
      https://www.barbara-stanwyck.com/legacy/radio/

      Apparently Stanwyck’s Lux Broadcast did get Warner’s attention, but Bette wanted the role and, of course, Bette was Warner’s Queen at the time, so she did indeed “steal” the role, although stealing might be too strong here. Bette simply had more star power than Stany at the time and was under Warners contract. I agree that Stany would have played the role very differently. Strong but different. Bette was of course great but Stanwyck would have made Judith Traherne more human and empathetic.

      I think Bette was born for All About Eve, I cannot imagine any other actor playing that role. I will research on the All About Eve role and if it was ever offered to Stanwyck, I read it did happen, but I don’t recall where I read it!

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  20. Happy Birthday Barbara Stanwcyk! I absolutely LOVE her. She is my favorite actress. She could play every part so well. They just don’t make them like Barbara Stanwyck anymore.

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  21. Long before you were Victoria Barkley on The Big Valley you were one of Hollywood original leading ladies. You were so talented, my grandmother was a fan of yours. I enjoyed The Big Valley so much, Victoria Barkley stood for what she believed in and was a loving mother with a heart of gold. When I was little I had a crush on Miss Barkley. I enjoy your work so very much.

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  22. As far as the “Golden Age of Hollywood” (1930’s and 1940’s) are concerned, Barbara Stanwyck was hands-down my favorite actress. She was definitely ahead of her time!

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  24. She Was Beautiful , And A Great Actress , Happy Birthday Barbara , Beautiful Name I Was Named After Her.

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  26. Just wanted to say thank you for all the work that you do for the Barbara Stanwyck admirers. It is very much appreciated.

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  30. I have always loved her acting. Recently, at an estate auction of a 90 year-old lady, I obtained a collection of 30 vintage studio fan photos, many with original signatures, and some letters, envelopes, etc dating from 1935 to 1941. Upon further research, I found that this lady had collected them as a teenage girl. There are two of Barbara. One is an 8×10 with what appears to be an original hand signed signature. The other, and more remarkable, is what I assume to be 8×10 photo, still in the original, STILL SEALED, RKO studio photo envelope, with Barbara’s return address on it. This envelope has been sealed for 80+ years! I am not sure whether to open it or not. It seems that it would have more value unopened. If anyone could give me information of value of this I would appreciate it. The rest of the collection is just as awesome, 30 of the Hollywood stars of the late 30s, many with original signatures as I stated earlier, stars such as Bette Davis, Lupe Velez, Jean Harlow(this one signed by her mother), Marie Wilson(with two personal letters), Henry Fonda, and many more. It is a great collection that I look forward to finding out more about.

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  36. I would have included Union Pacific in the top ten.Rousing Cecil B DeMille story.Barbara played well off Joel McCrea and Robert Preston.

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  39. I reached twenty before I realized it. My father was a huge Stanwyck fan, and, though, she was before my time, I can’t get enough of her. I’m collecting as many of her films as I can.

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  40. Kudos to Barbara Stanwyck .. Klassy, Funny, Professional! Looking forward to seeing “Christmas in Connecticut 🎄 one of my favorites .. along w/☄️ Of 🔥!!

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  41. Love this blog. I have a huge soft spot for East Side, West Side. The scene when Stany is telling her friend that nothing is bothering and the final scene when she final gives up her philandering husband are some of the best acting in Stany’s career.

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  42. To me, “Remember the Night” is a timeless, classic holiday movie. A redemptive tale wrapped around a tender love story that has Barbara Stanwyck tugging our heart strings by the end of the movie. The structure of the story is so symmetrical and balanced that the viewer doesn not realize this amazing effect until the story ends. In the beginning of the movie, Miss Stanwyck is the bad girl thief and Fred MacMurray is the wily, good guy lawyer and assistant DA, pitted against each other in a NYC courtroom just before Christmas. The set-up is ordinary and familiar but what ensues is not. By the end of the movie, Barbara Stanwyck is the good girl repentant, and Fred MacMurray is the bad guy manipulator, which may cause the viewer to recollect the saying, “there’s a whole lot of good in the worst of us and a whole lot of bad in the best of us”. Slick lawyer MacMurray finds a way to have the December 23rd trial delayed until after the new year, because he knows a jury will not convict the thief just before Christmas. However, the good-natured lawyer feels guilty about ruining the girl’s Christmas, so he connives to kept her out of jail for the Christmas holidays. A natural man-woman attractiveness between them encourages the lawyer to prompt the bad girl to also go see her estranged mother for the holidays in Indiana as he drives home for the holidays to see his mother who also lives near Stanwyck’s former town. So, the two embark on a 750-mile Christmas car trip to their shared Hoosier state on December 23rd and the story unfolds. Barbara Stanwyck is so good at making us wonder about her character and revealing her feelings just by watching her face on screen even when she is not speaking, showing nuances that invite us to care about her character. This fantastic actress has been so underrated for so many years that it is difficult to believe that she never won an Academy Award (she surely was robbed!). Throughout the story one wonders how this straight arrow lawyer is going to fall in love with this bad girl thief. He treats her with respect and is fair to her but, this lawyer has scruples, and, despite his good nature, he is not going to allow a pretty face to dissuade him from putting her in jail when they return to court in New York city on the January 3rd continuation. In the middle of the movie the hinged event occurs that inverts the story and allows MacMurray to abandon his objective to put her in jail. MacMurray’s character realizes what a powerful influence a mother’s love makes in the life of a young boy or girl. He sees himself in Miss Stanwyck’s character as a young girl and finds out that as kids that both of them “borrowed” their mother’s saved money from the “cookie jar”, for their own selfish reasons. But the big difference is how their respective mothers react to these two acts of thievery. When MacMurray’s character realizes the tremendous difference between the characters of the two mothers, all his defenses against Stanwyck character’s feminine charms go down. He falls deeply in love with her. But by now Stanwyck’s character, changed by the gentle treatment of her by his family, is so remorseful about her recent life of stealing that she doesn’t know if she can reform and seeks to distance herself from MacMurray’s character so as not to ruin his legal career by association. Upon their return to New York City she is confused and worried about the future effects of their relationship on his career even snapping at him, “I don’t love you, I never loved you”. Because he loves her and he knows of her purposely deceitful affront to him, he now manipulates the courtroom proceedings toward the judge and jury to prevent her from going to jail. And so, here we are at the end of the movie. This is the part where Barbara Stanwyck really pours on her acting capability and shows us that not only is her character capable of reforming but, she is indeed noble. She is willing to sacrifice her own happiness for that of another. We realize that her character is a real diamond in the rough. Soon, fought-off tears appear in the viewer’s eyes as Miss Stanwyck thoroughly entrances us. Watch it and see for yourself.

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    1. Hi, TCM shows it every now and then. You can purchase the DVD on Amazon and I’m sure it can be rented on prime. Great movie!

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  46. I’ve seen the two episodes of “The Untouchable” that Ms. Stanwyck did. Boy, those sure seem like backdoor pilots. Am I right? (She had more screen time in both of them than Robert Stack did.) Thanks. I’ve really been wondering about this.

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    1. I don’t recall seeing him with a beard at that time. Might have been too busy to shave. That picture was taken during their honeymoon after all 😃

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  48. Thank you, Elizabeth, for this insightful and empathetic analysis of Barbara Stanwyck. Surely, she was the most nuanced actress of our time and, for me, the most genuine and most underrated star of the screen. I might disagree with her ethic in one respect, and that is about Stanwyck’s stated opposition to playing a victim. Does not her role in “Sorry, Wrong Number” reflect just that? Best wishes.

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  49. Terrific, thoughtful take on Robert Taylor, and happy to see this biography come to print. His film presence radiated authenticity, if not explosive talent, and was far more appealing than his fabled physical gifts. I think his work on the TV show The Detectives remains compelling to this day, as well. The personal rumors of his early days are just a horrid reminder of how toxic the Hollywood culture can be.
    Writing as a tremendous admirer of Barbara Stanwyck’s film legacy, I remain appalled by her conduct toward her adopted son Anthony Fay and husband Robert Taylor, as a screamer and a scold. Her bitterness in shaking him down for every dime she could in alimony bespeaks a savagery that somehow eluded first husband Frank Fay, an absolute monster. It was she who needed to evolve as a marriage partner, not Robert Taylor.

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  50. Barbara Stanwyck was an incredible and dedicated actress. Professional and always helpful to other actors. She as a true credit to her profession. I loved all her movies. I own my favorite movies! I auto record any movie she is in. There is no actor today that even comes close to Miss Stanwyck’s professionalism and acting knowledge. She never needed special effects to get her acting understood.

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  52. I fell in love with her when I was in grade school. Watched her every evening on The Big Valley. Then I began to find her movies and my love grew. Love her to this day. There is no other like her, in my heart.

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  53. I would have added Ladies of Leisure, if only for Stanwyck’s endearing expressions in the night time studio scene after Ralph Graves comforts her with a quilt. At that point, an immense talent emerged.

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  54. This is a terrific synopsis, with fine images well placed. When can we look forward to seeing part III?

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  55. Sorry Wrong Number is an excellent movie. Saw the movie and then hear it on the radio. Yes, I’m old. I think it was Lux Theater of the Air. TV wasn’t popular yet.

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  60. I’ve always been a fan of Stanwycks well know films . Now I have another list to add alongside my other lists . When it comes to movies I’ll never be listless

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  61. In his answer to the question:

    “In the world of imagination, what is the greatest Stanwyck role or Stanwyck Film Noir never made or where she should have been cast?”

    In the second part of his answer, Eddie Muller responds by saying,

    “And then the Queen of Noir would have made a film with the guy I consider to be the best director of noir, Robert Siodmak.”

    …which seems to imply that Stanwyck never made a film with Siodmak, and Eddie wishes she had.

    But, of course, she did. Robert Siodmak directed Barbara Stanwyck in The File on Thelma Jordan. Of course, Eddie Muller knows that, as he just played The File on Thelma Jordan on this week’s installment of Noir Alley, so his answer might be a bit confusing for people who are new to Stanwyck’s films.

    Regardless, terrific interview with a great film scholar and one of the most vocal and erudite Stanwyck admirers of our time.

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  62. Was the ranch built on the former site of Hawk Ranch owned by Francis Marion Wright?

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  63. I first knew about Barbara Stanwyck from watching Western TV shows with my Dad when I was very young. And of course one of those was The Big Valley. She played the strong matriarch .. and she truly was a strong woman, a loving and funny mother as Victoria Barkley. And then eventually I started seeing her movies. She was such versatile actress across the board.

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  64. Love this list and this actress. My list would have had 5, 4, 7 as my 123 . I know everyone considers Double Indemnity her best movie and it is great but I absolutely love Christmas in Connecticut. I also would have Lady of Burlesque in the top 10

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  65. Of the 22, I own 13 on blu ray or dvd. I get more after reading your list. One of the greatest actresses of all time!

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  66. As a lay-person, but lover of old film, 1930’s/1940’s/1950’s more so, I found this interview & the questions posed deep. & insightful. Dan Callahan’s responses were analytical, with a depth that only comes from his incredible insight & knowledge of film, acting & what goes into that process.

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  67. Just watched Ball Of Fury. Interest in Barbara Stanwyck led me here. My fiancé are diehard classic Hollywood movie fans (TCM is on practically 24/7). Double Indemnity is on ad I’m writing this. Thank you very much for the info on Marwyck. Will be one of our 1st stops when we travel to LA as husband\wife (along with Whatever Happened to Baby Jane house and a host of other stops). 🙂

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