Thank you for the feature on Frances Dee. She is usually only mentioned as the wife of Joel McCrea but she was a very good actress in her own right. And one of the most beautiful actresses of the 30's.
It is in the San Rosa Valley. There are 280 acres left of the ranch. The bulk was sold off & was where the northern area of Thousand Oaks is. If you look at pictures of the existing ranch it does look kind of shabby. It is being fixed up though & is on the National Historic Registry
Francis Dee was every bit as beautiful as any of the 1930's female "Superstars", e.g. Claudette Colbert, Myrna Loy, Betty Davis, Carole Lombard, etc., but never reached their level of stardom! From these 'clips', it seemed that they put her into "fallen woman" roles too much, which could have hurt her career! She was more successful in her home life, i.e. married 57 yrs. to one man,Joel McCrea! Love & R.I.P. Francis!
Love this pre-code Hollywood .boy did they get away with some stuff I'll take a half a dozen women who running around in their skivvies for 1 buck naked woman today.. now they knew how to make things sexy. and boy did they know how to imply stuff :that final scene is a classic "oh I had to fight my way out of the office" " what did you say his name was?" she grabs the newspaper and runs in .classic
The days when you could watch a movie no sex no filth no swearing and be totally entertained. Some done in the 40s with the cast in a single room and you never noticed they left.
Great bunch of clips! Her Blood Money role is really something! There is a great interview clip with her about this part, that I uploaded to one of the facebook groups.
What a loveable lady. I've never seen her before and I regret it
Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
This is only entertainment I care to watch. I love the stars and movies of the era. I need a time machine.
Frances Marion Dee is one of the most beautiful 😍 actresses of all time. Thank you for this. 🙂
Couldn't agree more! Glad you liked the video.
Thank you for the feature on Frances Dee. She is usually only mentioned as the wife of Joel McCrea but she was a very good actress in her own right. And one of the most beautiful actresses of the 30's.
I agree. Glad you liked the video.
Great tribute to a lovely actress. Thanks Kevin.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Joel McCrea & Frances Dee, only married to each other, & married 57 years until his death. Three sons. A quality life. 🌟🌟
I am VERY envious of that and sorta proud of them
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I know what you mean. Well done, decent human beings, well done! 👏
They had a nice life together. They made a fortune in real estate. Their ranch is still in the family.
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That's wonderful. 🐎
It is in the San Rosa Valley. There are 280 acres left of the ranch. The bulk was sold off & was where the northern area of Thousand Oaks is. If you look at pictures of the existing ranch it does look kind of shabby. It is being fixed up though & is on the National Historic Registry
Now she was a Dame. That’s what is missing these days. No more Dames.
Francis Dee was every bit as beautiful as any of the 1930's female "Superstars", e.g. Claudette Colbert,
Myrna Loy, Betty Davis, Carole Lombard, etc., but never reached their level of stardom! From these 'clips',
it seemed that they put her into "fallen woman" roles too much, which could have hurt her career! She
was more successful in her home life, i.e. married 57 yrs. to one man,Joel McCrea! Love & R.I.P. Francis!
How lovely she was!
Love this pre-code Hollywood .boy did they get away with some stuff I'll take a half a dozen women who running around in their skivvies for 1 buck naked woman today.. now they knew how to make things sexy. and boy did they know how to imply stuff :that final scene is a classic "oh I had to fight my way out of the office" " what did you say his name was?" she grabs the newspaper and runs in .classic
One of Dee’s most fun performances is in “Blood Money.” (The clip with her saying ‘what she needs is a good thrashing’ is from the same film.)
Thank you
The days when you could watch a movie no sex no filth no swearing and be totally entertained. Some done in the 40s with the cast in a single room and you never noticed they left.
💓💓💓 ain't she purrfect😍😍😍
Great bunch of clips! Her Blood Money role is really something! There is a great interview clip with her about this part, that I uploaded to one of the facebook groups.
Great, I'll check it out.
Thumbs up .. Thank You
My god! what a different world it would have been without that soul-killing CODE!!! Power To Women!!! Free Us!
1909-2004
Very good , Kevtink
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
I hope she socked Johnson! Are they sure his name wasn’t Weinstein?
What is the film at 1.10? Looks like a real early one.
Follow Thru (1930) in 2-strip Technicolor. Dee is uncredited and it took awhile to find her.
Thanks!
What are the films at 0.43, 0.57, 2.12, 2.58?
An American Tragedy (1931)
The Night of June 13th (1932)
Caught (1931)
Monte Carlo (1930) Dee is uncredited
thanks
Caught-1931 sure is hard to find. Did you get it from a dvd?
@@jasta12 Yes, although where I got the DVD I can't remember.
Frances Dee gave up acting after she married Joel McCrae.
Dee and McCrea married in 1933. Dee continued acting for another twenty years or so.