#poor little rich girl

[ratottoman]

Do i have any idea how the French government works? No. But she’s still a politicians daughter you guys

Very important bonus

[rahabq]

[mentholdan]

[hysteric-sweetheart]

edie sedgwick and her leopard print slay

[mote-historie]

1954 Barbara Hutton the granddaughter of F.W. Woolworth, and heiress to the department store chain, sits with her poodle. Getty Images.

[knightotoc]

One fun thing about watching a fuckton of movies all the time is I'll be watching some random old thing and slowly realize a classic movie took heavy inspiration from it. These are the ones I've stumbled across:

Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) -> American Psycho (2000)

Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) -> Wizard of Oz (1939)

Burnt Offerings (1976) -> The Shining (1980)

It would be cool if these older films were actually better than their famous descendants, like how books are usually better than their film adaptations, and original movies are usually better than their remakes, but this is not the case. At least for these three examples, the classics deserve the hype and the older films are elevated by the association.

It is a cool experience to identify some visual or conceptual similarity, and then see more and more similarities as you go, especially if the themes and ideas behind these images are very different. For example, the dream in PLRG is visually similar but much scarier than the dream in Wizard of Oz, because you're aware that she's in great danger from poisoning. It is a more melodramatic situation, told in a less ambiguous style (this is very much the case for all 3 originals).

I love comparing how different actors treat the same role, especially if I can get a contrarian opinion out of it (Ricardo Cortez' Sam Spade > Bogie's). It is especially striking to compare Oliver Reed to Jack Nicholson in the role of "scary dad." Nicholson is much creepier, but Reed is arguably scarier as he is so physically imposing and goes in and out of self-control. Certainly his death is scarier.

I suppose the main thing I'm trying to get my head around is this idea that classic movies are incredibly influential, but they themselves are not original sources, just better ones.

[cultreslut]

poor little rich girl (1965) dir. andy warhol on archive.org and on youtube

"A young, jobless woman stays in bed, reads, talks on the phone, smokes cigarettes, makes fresh coffee, and tries on some clothes from a large wardrobe." synopsis via tmdb

[juhnkit]

Album Cover - Jacki-O, Sugar Walls (Poor Little Rich Girl) (2004)

[everydayesterday]

Intertitles from The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917), starring Mary Pickford as a lonely daughter, and known for its dream sequences.  

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"IN consideration for his signing of a marriage contract renouncing all claims to the colossal fortune of his bride, the former Barbara Hutton of New York, one of the richest of American heiresses, Prince Alexis Mdivani has received a settlement of $250,000 a year from Franklyn L. Hutton, father of the bride. The expenses of the American girl's wedding, including the religious rites at the Russian Orthodox church in Paris, are estimated at $150,000. Layout above shows how sum was spent. The $150,000 is exclusive of a fortune in wedding gifts and jewels not listed above." - from the Kingston Whig-Standard. June 26, 1933. Page 9. Captions read: The bride's trousseau $15,000 Wedding reception $10,000 Daily receptions, parties $15,000 SETTLEMENT OF $250,000 A YEAR Travel of relatives $30,000 Hotel, meals, wines $40,000 Reconditioning of church $3,000 Centre: PRINCESS MDIVANI Left: PRINCE ALEXIS MDIVANI Right: FRANKLYN HUTTON

[mariocki]

Stuart Damon plays pretend as secret agent Vince in The Adventurer: Poor Little Rich Girl (1.2, ITC, 1972). Damon was initially cast as a recurring supporting character, one of a group of assistants that work with lead Gene Barry, but he was dropped from the series (almost certainly at Barry's behest) and appears in just two episodes

[melodicfix]

Edie Sedgwick, flexible smoking

[galadust]

[babylittlescarlett]

You guys are naive, she will never speak out about it.

SwiftiesForCeasefire is a Palestinian-led campaign to make sure Taylor knows her fans want her to call for a ceasefire. The massacre in Gaza has resulted in the loss of a full 1% of its population.

Taylor's influence as a celebrity is astronomical, and her voice could make a difference.

[hysteric-sweetheart]

edie sedgwick was so fucking cool, i wish more people knew about the worlds first it girl💘

[mote-historie]

Farrah Fawcett as Barbara Hutton: Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987).

The true story of one of the richest women in America - heiress to the Woolworth fortune. She had vast wealth and seven husbands, but never found lasting love.

IMDb 6,9