First of all, I finally watched another movie!
I've had Finishing School for about 4 months and I just watched it for the first time.
The movie had a very Romeo and Juliet feel because of the class differences and blatant opposition towards the working class, coming from the old 'fluff.' I enjoy Billie Burke's performances; she always seems a bit frazzled as far as I've seen (with the exception of The Wizard of Oz).
Near the end it got a little psychological, and I thought that old schoolmarm (Beulah Bondi) was going to try to sedate Virginia (Frances Dee)!
The father (John Halliday) only appeared in the movie when he needed to balance mom's insanity, but thank goodness he was there! I'd get too stressed out watching this movie if it was Virginia and Mac (Bruce Cabot) against everyone else.
Well I think I addressed everything.
Lauren
PS I'm kidding.
Ginger's part was fairly small and static, but she projected some of her usual attitude. For some reason, however her make up was done or something, her face sort of looked like how she looked as little Su-Su in The Major and the Minor. It may be the absence of lipstick. Anyway, her character seemed like some of her other best friend characters, before she started getting more leading roles. And though she was nice to Virginia, she wasn't around enough to be very helpful. Oh well, she was cute as usual and I saw some nice outfits in there!
PPS This post is dedicated to Huey, as my first post since the commencement of escuela!
