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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 391430" data-attributes="member: 7">Many years ago, I bought WHITE HOT: THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF THELMA TODD (1991) on a duo DVD-combo with THE JAYNE MANSFIELD STORY. Both made-for-TV movies star Loni Anderson. WHITE HOT is about the 1930s &quot;ice cream blonde&quot; Thelma Todd, an comedic actress whose 1935 death is still riddled with controversy. The title of the movie, however, makes their position in the matter clear, though -- it was murder! Loni Anderson is good as Thelma Todd, although, to be fair, I haven&#039;t much to judge on. I haven&#039;t seen Todd in a single thing, nor I have done much reading on her outside of her Wikipedia page. I&#039;ve seen some YouTube deep dives into her death, the events leading up to it, and those immediately following it. But that&#039;s it, honestly.The movie itself is a little on the cheap-looking side, although there are some good performances to be had. Lawrence Pressman as Roland West, a director who is Thelma&#039;s socialite boyfriend and business partner; John O&#039;Hurley as Pat DiCicco, an alleged mobster and Thelma&#039;s husband; Robert Davis as Lucky Luciano, a mobster; and Paul Dooley as Hal Roach, the prolific producer who helps ignite Todd&#039;s career. I used to watch this movie a lot when I first bought it, without even knowing if Thelma Todd was a real person. I seem to remember thinking she was some made-up knockoff of Jean Harlow -- y&#039;know, cause she was a &#039;30s blonde, known for her comedies, who died very young. But, alas, Thelma Todd was a very real person, but I&#039;m sure this movie takes many dramatic liberties for its story.Anyone seen this one? [ATTACH=full]51542[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 391430, member: 7"] Many years ago, I bought WHITE HOT: THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF THELMA TODD (1991) on a duo DVD-combo with THE JAYNE MANSFIELD STORY. Both made-for-TV movies star Loni Anderson. WHITE HOT is about the 1930s "ice cream blonde" Thelma Todd, an comedic actress whose 1935 death is still riddled with controversy. The title of the movie, however, makes their position in the matter clear, though -- [I]it was murder! [/I] Loni Anderson is good as Thelma Todd, although, to be fair, I haven't much to judge on. I haven't seen Todd in a single thing, nor I have done much reading on her outside of her Wikipedia page. I've seen some YouTube deep dives into her death, the events leading up to it, and those immediately following it. But that's it, honestly. The movie itself is a little on the cheap-looking side, although there are some good performances to be had. Lawrence Pressman as Roland West, a director who is Thelma's socialite boyfriend and business partner; John O'Hurley as Pat DiCicco, an alleged mobster and Thelma's husband; Robert Davis as Lucky Luciano, a mobster; and Paul Dooley as Hal Roach, the prolific producer who helps ignite Todd's career. I used to watch this movie a lot when I first bought it, without even knowing if Thelma Todd was a real person. I seem to remember thinking she was some made-up knockoff of Jean Harlow -- y'know, cause she was a '30s blonde, known for her comedies, who died very young. But, alas, Thelma Todd was a very real person, but I'm sure this movie takes many dramatic liberties for its story. Anyone seen this one? [ATTACH type="full"]51542[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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