“It’s not a hype, not something I thought would be good for publicity,” she insisted. Houdini as an entertainment is typical early 1950s fare, big, glitzy and fairly predictable in its combination of niche career path (in this case, famous mag. She often said she hadn’t been able to take a shower since the movie. The film delves into Houdini’s dealings with the occult and his obsession with his mother, both of which it argues drove his career. 3, 2004 at her home in Beverly Hills California according to a spokeswoman. Yet she will forever be famous as the girl in the shower in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic thriller \"Psycho.\" Leigh died Sunday Oct. Leigh has starred in 50 movies, appearing opposite many of the biggest names in Hollywood. ** FILE ** Actress Janet Leigh, poses for a photo in Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. No more showersLeigh wrote in her 1995 book “Psycho: Behind the Scenes in the Classic Thriller” that the filming was easy until the last 20 seconds when she had to express total horror as her character was being slashed to death. Theres a moment in Paramounts 1953 Houdini biopic when we see Harry (Tony Curtis) doing a classic levitation with Bess (Janet Leigh). Rumors circulated that she was nude, but she wore a flesh-colored moleskin.Īlthough tame by today’s standards, the scene was shocking for the time for its brutality.
Shultz Malcolm Lee Beggs as British Jail Warden Frank Orth as Mr. Hitchcock compiled the shower sequence in 70-odd takes of two and three seconds each, for which Leigh spent seven days in the shower. Janet Leigh as Bess Houdini Torin Thatcher as Otto Angela Clarke as Harry's Mother Stefan Schnabel as German Prosecuting Attorney Ian Wolfe as Malue Sig Ruman as Schultz Michael Pate as Dooley Connie Gilchrist as Mrs.
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