4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking. Today is the birthday of 1930s Scream Queen Fay Wray (1907-2004), and since it’s so close to Halloween season (can’t wait!!), here are 4 Shots From The Horror Films of the fabulous Fay Wray!!
The Most Dangerous Game (1932; D: Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Shoedsack)
The Vampire Bat (1933; D: Frank R. Strayer)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933; D: Michael Curtiz)
King Kong (1933; D: Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Shoedsack)
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Fay Wray never winked at the audience in her horror films but gave them all the intensity she had. She was the ultimate damsel in distress and a lovely, voluptuous damsel indeed. When she is tethered for sacrifice in ‘King Kong’, Fay sells the scene by giving one of the greatest portrayals of terror I have ever seen and convinced the audience she is menaced by a giant 50 foot ape rather than a 12 inch high furry puppet. As long as movies are watched, she will never be forgotten.
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For ‘King Kong’ alone, Fay will always be remembered. But she was so good in so many other films, too!
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I know. At the end of the incredibly exciting ‘A Most Dangerous Game’, I could only think, “You are a lucky man Mr. McCrea” as he puts his arm around the delectable form of Miss Wray.
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The original Scream Queen; everyone who came after owes that title to her.
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