Alice Faye: Smoking Queen
Alice Faye was a star during the 30's and 40's who will best be remembered as the object of the ape's affections in the original King Kong, a standard setting special effects masterpiece for its time and still a successful franchise more than 70 years later.
However, Alice Faye, like so many actresses of her generation, smoked and hawked cigarettes in advertisments. She gets mention as a classic smoking quee3n primarily because of her smoking performance in the musical Rose of Washington Square.
In particular, there is a scene where she sings the title song and, all throughout, is smoking. Lighting a cigarette, Alice takes a drag or two with visible exhales and throws it away, only to have it reappear again on the next refrain.
The scene last for about ten minutes and there is no doubt Alice Faye is really smoking, not t omention inhaling, during the whole scene. IRL fans will have no doubt that she is a smoker and B&W fans will love one of the classic smoking scenes.
I'm sure this movie is now on DVD and fans of classic black & white smoking will love one of the most original smoking scenes in the history of the silver screen.
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Faye Wray was the female star and subject of King Kongs affection. She passed away recently, in her 90's.
Posted by: Bob | February 1, 2007 10:25 AM