The fledgling career of Lauren Bacall
Having a career in Hollywood is difficult. It is. It takes drive, tenacity, diligence AND it also do esn't hurt to have powerful people in your corner. Sometimes when I'm feeling down about life and/or my career I pop on an old, Black and White movie from the 1940's and just allow myself to be transported back to that grand time in Hollywood. Recently, I was feeling a little down so I put on "The Big Sleep." I've had the dvd for a while but this is the first time I watched the dvd extra's - those are always sooo cool - you always find out fun facts. The dvd extra's on "The Big Sleep" focused on Lauren Bacall's career and how it was helped by her agent, Charles A Feldman and Director Howard Hawks. They attribute the final version of "The Big Sleep" to helping Bacall have a career. FINAL VERSION??? I had no idea there was more than one version of this film - did you???? Here are the deet's... Lauren...