The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)/ Doctor Rhythm (1938)/ Hot Rods to Hell (1967) /Alias Boston Blackie (1942)/ 99 River Street (1953)/ Too Many Husbands (1940)/ Johnny Allegro (1949)/ The Americanization of Emily (1964)/ Dead Reckoning (1947)/ BackFire (1950)/ The Lineup (1959)/ Battling Butler (1926)/ Johnny Eager (1941)/ The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)  

  "I always always wanted to be an actress. It came from reading so much. The thing about acting is you don't want to let on how enjoyable it is or then everybody would want to become an actress. But it really is. It's a pleasure to go and exchange your identity." —Gena Rowlands

  Rosalind Russell faced significant challenges in her pursuit of the role of Norma Shearer's chatty socialite relative Sylvia Fowler in 1939's All female cast comedy The Women (1939).  She endured five screen tests under the scrutiny of director George Cukor, who ultimately deemed her unsuitable for the part. In a bold move, she approached Irving Thalberg, MGM's production chief, to make a personal case for herself. During the filming, she even sustained some cuts and bruises from a staged fight with Paulette Goddard.      Russell and Paulette Goddard between takes   Initially uncertain about how to embody Sylvia, she began with a serious and intense interpretation. However, after a discussion with Cukor, he encouraged her to adopt a more playful tone:   "Don't be the heavy in this piece. You must be a woman who makes trouble but you must do it with humor. Otherwise, when you break up the marriage with a child involved, you are a real villainess. Don't

"If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on. I believe in putting the horror in the minds of the audience, and not necessarily on the screen. ”

  Dumbo (1941) Tweety's Circus (1955)   Little Swee' Pea (1936) Prince Violent (1961) Pink Elephants (1937) Punch Trunk (1953) The Jungle Book (1967) Elmer Elephant (1936) Goliath II (1960) Hobo Bobo (1947) Jungle Rhythm (1929) Working for Peanuts (1953)   Who's Who in the Zoo (1942) Congo Jazz (1930) A Day at the Zoo (1939)