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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 443586" data-attributes="member: 7">WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (1957) is perhaps Jayne&#039;s best film, and with good reason. It is a very funny satire on the TV advertisment game and the thought of instant celebrity. THE GIRL CAN&#039;T HELP IT (1956) is also quite good, even if it&#039;s basically a rock-n-roll rendition of BORN YESTERDAY. Frank Tashlin (the director of those two movies) was the director who used Jayne to her best potential. As one biographer writes, &quot;Tashlin used his past experience as a Warner Brothers animator to turn Jayne Mansfield into an over-the-top human cartoon.&quot; Beyond that, Jayne&#039;s good in THE WAYWARD BUS (1957), sharing good chemistry with Dan Dailey, and providing us with a subtle performance as an ex-burlesque dancer trying to start a new life. (It&#039;s Joan Collins that&#039;s miscast in this one.) I&#039;ve even come around to enjoying THE SHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW (1958), where Jayne plays a saloon owner who falls in love with the new sheriff in town, played by English actor Kenneth More. Outside of these, good movies for Jayne are rare, even though I like TOO HOT TO HANDLE (1960) and DOG EAT DOG (1964). Neither of these are great, but they&#039;re both solid, entertaining films, and they actually give Jayne something to besides giggle and twist across the screen. Anyway, Jayne had potential, but it was short-lived. Once Fox ironed its differences for Marilyn, there really wasn&#039;t any room left for Jayne. She probably could&#039;ve done better at another studio, or if she had moved into supporting roles and a sexy comedic relief (which has been theorized in Jayne&#039;s own forum here).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 443586, member: 7"] WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (1957) is perhaps Jayne's best film, and with good reason. It is a very funny satire on the TV advertisment game and the thought of instant celebrity. THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1956) is also quite good, even if it's basically a rock-n-roll rendition of BORN YESTERDAY. Frank Tashlin (the director of those two movies) was the director who used Jayne to her best potential. As one biographer writes, "Tashlin used his past experience as a Warner Brothers animator to turn Jayne Mansfield into an over-the-top human cartoon." Beyond that, Jayne's good in THE WAYWARD BUS (1957), sharing good chemistry with Dan Dailey, and providing us with a subtle performance as an ex-burlesque dancer trying to start a new life. (It's Joan Collins that's miscast in this one.) I've even come around to enjoying THE SHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW (1958), where Jayne plays a saloon owner who falls in love with the new sheriff in town, played by English actor Kenneth More. Outside of these, good movies for Jayne are rare, even though I like TOO HOT TO HANDLE (1960) and DOG EAT DOG (1964). Neither of these are great, but they're both solid, entertaining films, and they actually give Jayne something to besides giggle and twist across the screen. Anyway, Jayne had potential, but it was short-lived. Once Fox ironed its differences for Marilyn, there really wasn't any room left for Jayne. She probably could've done better at another studio, or if she had moved into supporting roles and a sexy comedic relief (which has been theorized in Jayne's own forum here). [/QUOTE]

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