Betty Compson's Diamonds: Part Three

Betty Compson's Diamonds: Part Three

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Ep 154: Lillian Burns, The Most Powerful Woman in Hollywood

Before the Stanislavski 'Method' overtook Hollywood in the 1950s, each studio had their own in-house drama coach to develop talent. The drama coaches were women: Phyllis Loughton Seaton (Paramount), Lela Rogers (RKO), Josephine Hutchinson (Columbia), Helena Sorrell (20th Century ...  Show more

Ep 153: Claire Trevor in Born to Kill (1947)

In Robert Wise's Born to Kill (1947), Claire Trevor veers between planning a future with Lawrence Tierney and curating his downfall. She gives one of her best performances in a picture that was initially dismissed as lurid but has since been reclaimed as a classic. Beneath the sm ...  Show more

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