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<blockquote data-quote="Caryscott" data-source="post: 372896" data-attributes="member: 57460">Is there something wrong with remakes?&nbsp; They were very common in the 40 ‘s and 50’s because before the studios sold their film libraries to television in the late 50’s the original films were rarely seen after their initial release.The Blue Veil was a remake of a French film. We will never know as the role went to Jane Wyman. In addition to her Academy Award nomination, she won a Golden Globe, a Picturegoer Award and a Golden Laurel for the film. The film did pretty well at the box office as well.&nbsp; Seems like quite a few people thought she did a pretty good job.She was only a leading lady for a decade but she packed a lot into that 10 years before she went into television.&nbsp; Jane Wyman lived her dream, after 8 years at Warners she became a leading lady and was nominated for the “Best Actress” Academy Award four times alongside stars like Jennifer Jones, Katherine Hepburn,&nbsp; Irene Dunne, Barbara Stanwyck, Olivia De Havilland, Judy Garland, Ingrid Bergman, Rosalind Russell and Vivian Leigh. She even won once and received a number of other awards. She was directed by important Directors like Billy Wilder, Clarence Brown, William Wellman, Frank Capra and Alfred Hitchcock. She even had some hit records. She always seemed a little awed by what she got to do.A number of female stars tended to headline their own films like Susan Hayward, Betty Grable and Olivia de Havilland (in her major roles not her ingenue roles in Errol Flynn pictures) for example.&nbsp; It seems to me being able to headline a film is a more important criteria for being a star than&nbsp; being paired with bigger stars. The observation seems sexist to me. Would you say that about a male star?&nbsp; Regardless Academy Award winners Jimmy Stewart, Ray Milland and Bing Crosby weren’t at the beginning of their careers when they co-starred with Jane Wyman.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caryscott, post: 372896, member: 57460"] Is there something wrong with remakes? They were very common in the 40 ‘s and 50’s because before the studios sold their film libraries to television in the late 50’s the original films were rarely seen after their initial release. The Blue Veil was a remake of a French film. We will never know as the role went to Jane Wyman. In addition to her Academy Award nomination, she won a Golden Globe, a Picturegoer Award and a Golden Laurel for the film. The film did pretty well at the box office as well. Seems like quite a few people thought she did a pretty good job. She was only a leading lady for a decade but she packed a lot into that 10 years before she went into television. Jane Wyman lived her dream, after 8 years at Warners she became a leading lady and was nominated for the “Best Actress” Academy Award four times alongside stars like Jennifer Jones, Katherine Hepburn, Irene Dunne, Barbara Stanwyck, Olivia De Havilland, Judy Garland, Ingrid Bergman, Rosalind Russell and Vivian Leigh. She even won once and received a number of other awards. She was directed by important Directors like Billy Wilder, Clarence Brown, William Wellman, Frank Capra and Alfred Hitchcock. She even had some hit records. She always seemed a little awed by what she got to do. A number of female stars tended to headline their own films like Susan Hayward, Betty Grable and Olivia de Havilland (in her major roles not her ingenue roles in Errol Flynn pictures) for example. It seems to me being able to headline a film is a more important criteria for being a star than being paired with bigger stars. The observation seems sexist to me. Would you say that about a male star? Regardless Academy Award winners Jimmy Stewart, Ray Milland and Bing Crosby weren’t at the beginning of their careers when they co-starred with Jane Wyman. [/QUOTE]

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