My Friends In Films: Relatives and In-Laws

So, as I discussed before (here), I thought that I should create some test that would tell the important people in my life who they would have been in old movies. But then I decided that I knew best - so I just put them there myself.
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First the in-laws and out-laws.
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Julie: Constance Bennett in Topper
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It's hard to place a woman who is a sassy and take charge as you in old movies, but Constance Bennett proved every bit the equal to Cary Grant.
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Cary and Constance were ghosts who forced old man Topper (their friend) to have more fun.
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And she looked charming doing it.
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Susie: Ruth Hussy in The Philadelphia Story...
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Now, if you haven't seen this, you must. Ruth is the photographer for the magazine that Jimmy Stewart works at.
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Katherine Hepburn is the star of the movie, but Ruth Hussy is the girl with smarts, the level head and subdued sex-appeal.
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And she gets Jimmy in the end.
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Ursula: Oh, I know you haven't seen it (no one has) but Linda Darnell was channeling you when she made "A Letter to Three Wives."
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She is from the wrong side of the tracks, but demands to be treated with respect. (When her rich date shows up to pick her up, he honks. The mother and friend go crazy for her to go to the car. She says, "He can come inside and pick me up like a Lady. This ain't no drive through!"
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She's hard on the outside, but a sweetie inside. Plus I bet she cursed like a sailor when she gave birth too!
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(like an in-law via Patti)
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JoANNE: Joan Blondell.. (in pretty much all the Gold Digger Movies)
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Joan Blondell was the bombshell best friend in all the Gold Digger movies (Gold Diggers of 1933, 35 and 37.
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And she lasted forever. She was Lottie in "Here Come the Brides" in 1968, and Fantasy Island in 1979.
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And she was always a ball of fire.
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Jo: Well, it has to be Joan Crawford from Mildred Pierce.

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Joan was a mother first, but a lady a close second.

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And when she marries for the status, just to get her daughter back. Well here is a woman who doesn't stand for any nonsense. She knows what she wants and goes after it.

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Plus she could scorch you with those eyes.

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Kathy: Well the little sister must be Joan Crawford then in "The Bride Wore Red."

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Still venerable.

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Already the sparkle she would keep forever. Joan in The Bride Wore Red was a symphony of sweet and tart.

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She was fun!

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MATC: Well you have to keep with the theme of the Theilen girls, so it must be Joan Crawford in Flamingo Road.

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Still beautiful and still tough. She is the perfect wife - once she finds someone up to her.

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Plus she has the best line of all time when talking to Sydney Greenstreet. He has just told her that "We small town sheriffs don't forget so easy." And she (the old carny girl) says "We used to have an elephant like that. Never forgot when a trainer was mean to him once. One day the elephant attacked the trainer. Had to be put down. You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get rid of a dead elephant." In the end, Joan saves her husband's job and her marriage.
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(cousins)

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Kanoe: I don't even know if you can get this in Hawaii (do they have old movies) - but you are Miss Torchy Blaine.

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Torchy was a hard working, fun loving "girl reporter on the go".

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In a time when women were wives or mistresses Torchy was her own boss.

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Lehua: Well you're young - just like Miss Scarlet in Gone With the Wind.

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So young we don't know which way you're going to turn out yet -so not from the whole movie. Not yet.

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But you'll grow up plenty fast - live the fun life right now. Have those twins fight over you.

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Alana: Now don't be mad, even though Rosalind Russel looks old in Auntie Mame.

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Remember Auntie Mame was the coolest person. She traveled the world. She opened eyes.

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She was fabulous!

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Elise: Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

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Easy.

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If you haven't seen it you must.

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Just a few more left... but these are the complex women (Teri, Joc, Connie, Katherine, Bridget - you know you are)