Oh, My God! Is That Barbara Stanwyck?????????????????

                                    Were one looking at this photo, with poor vision, it would be easy to think this was Stanwyck.

                                    But it is not.  It is Colleen Gray in her signature role as June Talbot in 1960's "The Leech Woman," from Universal Pictures.

                                      "Svengoolie" is showing this favorite of mine tonight at 8PM, so make sure you are with us, girls!  Especially those who have never seen it.  It is a hoot.

                                        Yet, in some ways it is not.  Over ten years ago I did a lengthy analytic post for this film, which can be searched for on here, recognizing it also as a proto-feminist film, and a study of a desperately lonely, troubled woman, who tragically thinks that the secret of eternal youth will buy her lifetime happiness.  It does not.

                                           Ironically, with the titular character's surname being Talbot, so is one of the actual co-stars.  The great Gloria Talbot, who gets too little screen time, plays June's rival, Sally, like she does any of her roles--a campy Fifties bitch with a bullet bra sweater!!!!!!!!!!  She is always well dressed, that Gloria!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                            Girls, I am telling you, do not miss this delightful treat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                           And remember, you don't have to resort to June's methods.  All that is needed is a good moisturizer and sunscreen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                        I mean, you don't want to look like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                       Good thing this was not shot in Technicolor.

                                       See you at eight, dolls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!