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Lana Turner's makeup transformation in "Madame X" (1966)

Lana hated it so much that she wore a veil to the set, and fought with her longtime friend and makeup artist Del Armstrong for making her look so haggard and frumpy for the character's later scenes in the film. Turner commented: "When I thought he'd made me look horrible enough, he said 'You ain't seen nothing yet,' and he meant it. I mean, I've had some bad mornings in my time, but I've never looked like that." Do you think it was hagsploitation of the highest order, or was our glamorous cock queen being her typical melodramatic self?

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by Anonymousreply 7July 9, 2025 4:45 PM

There was a remake of this in 1981 with Tuesday Weld I believe.

She was good in that but I prefer this version.

by Anonymousreply 1July 9, 2025 4:53 AM

They filmed in Santa Barbara when I lived there, r1. Eleanor Parker was Connie Bennett.

by Anonymousreply 2July 9, 2025 4:58 AM

it's overdone but then so is the whole movie

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by Anonymousreply 3July 9, 2025 5:13 AM

Plot description alone is ridiculous, don't complain about makeup when you sign up for this melodramatic shit.

by Anonymousreply 4July 9, 2025 5:18 AM

Lana was vain and preoccupied with glamour, and I think this personality flaw negatively impacted a lot of her performances. People accuse of her of being a pinup girl who couldn't act, but I think that's an oversimplification. She did give some solid performances in her career, this being one of them. She was by many accounts professional, too, and worked hard.

by Anonymousreply 5July 9, 2025 5:22 AM

Gladys George and Ruth Chatterton looked just as bad, if not worse, in their versions. The character is pretty much a drink-sodden bag lady, so she needs to be shockingly awful-looking.

by Anonymousreply 6July 9, 2025 11:23 AM

Many regard this as Lana’s greatest performance

by Anonymousreply 7July 9, 2025 4:45 PM
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