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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 114265" data-attributes="member: 7">Of the three, I&#039;d have to agree that Harlow had the most potential, and was the best actress. Well, we all know her earliest work was substandard, but around the time of Red-Headed Woman she hit her groove and came into her own. She excelled in comedies, naturally, and played well opposite the likes of Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and William Powell. Her platinum hair (she owned that word) gave her individuality, but she also had class. By the mid-thirties, she was solidified as a box office powerhouse and was well on her way to becoming one of the screen shiniest pennies. (Well, truth be told, she already was.) Her spark did shine brightly, but all too briefly.West, on the other hand, goes into her own category --- at least in my mind, anyway. She wrote her own material, which was an achievement in its day. Aside from Cary Grant, however, she never really had too many &quot;major&quot; stars surrounding her. Actually, Grant wasn&#039;t too big then; and she did grab W.C. Fields later on. The Production Code fastened her down and she wasn&#039;t nearly as edgy post-Belle of the Nineties. Her popularity dropped considerably, and by 1938, she was among the dozen or so stars dubbed &quot;box office poison&quot; by independent theater owners. She drifted away from the screen, as we know, after 1943, and didn&#039;t return until 1970. She toured with tremendous success in her nightclub acts, and was a living legend by the time she passed.And this leads me to Dietrich, who was always somehow considered a German incarnation of Garbo, and that&#039;s certainly how Paramount marketed her. Many of her roles were, in some way or another, all inspired by Garbo&#039;s successes. (The ones from the same time frame, naturally.) I generally prefer Dietrich over Garbo, and I personally find Dietrich more attractive. She was beautifully photographed in her films directed by the talented Josef von Sternberg, but both of their careers suffered following the dissolving of their friendship. She was &quot;box office poison&quot; by the late thirties, but she continued successfully in a string of noteworthy films for the next two decades. She had a sellout cabaret act that kept her going after her film career ended. Another living legend, but never quite used to her potential, either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 114265, member: 7"] Of the three, I'd have to agree that Harlow had the most potential, and was the best actress. Well, we all know her earliest work was substandard, but around the time of [I]Red-Headed Woman [/I]she hit her groove and came into her own. She excelled in comedies, naturally, and played well opposite the likes of Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and William Powell. Her platinum hair (she owned that word) gave her individuality, but she also had class. By the mid-thirties, she was solidified as a box office powerhouse and was well on her way to becoming one of the screen shiniest pennies. (Well, truth be told, she already was.) Her spark did shine brightly, but all too briefly. West, on the other hand, goes into her own category --- at least in my mind, anyway. She wrote her own material, which was an achievement in its day. Aside from Cary Grant, however, she never really had too many "major" stars surrounding her. Actually, Grant wasn't too big then; and she did grab W.C. Fields later on. The Production Code fastened her down and she wasn't nearly as edgy post-[I]Belle of the Nineties[/I]. Her popularity dropped considerably, and by 1938, she was among the dozen or so stars dubbed "box office poison" by independent theater owners. She drifted away from the screen, as we know, after 1943, and didn't return until 1970. She toured with tremendous success in her nightclub acts, and was a living legend by the time she passed. And this leads me to Dietrich, who was always somehow considered a German incarnation of Garbo, and that's certainly how Paramount marketed her. Many of her roles were, in some way or another, all inspired by Garbo's successes. (The ones from the same time frame, naturally.) I generally prefer Dietrich over Garbo, and I personally find Dietrich more attractive. She was beautifully photographed in her films directed by the talented Josef von Sternberg, but both of their careers suffered following the dissolving of their friendship. She was "box office poison" by the late thirties, but she continued successfully in a string of noteworthy films for the next two decades. She had a sellout cabaret act that kept her going after her film career ended. Another living legend, but never quite used to her potential, either. [/QUOTE]

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