RED VENUS
As your Hollywood star rises, you look for more challenging roles that test your talents. And you especially As the provocative Morgan O'Day, she demonstrates how she can portray a
"bad girl" and make her sympathetic. Critics praise Gene for the
dramatic edge she brings to this suspenseful film. They're particularly
impressed with Gene's defiant strut to a police car on the arms of two arresting
officers, wearing an outfit as sensational as her performance. Gene makes her film debut as a sultry redhead in this role, her hair arranged
in sensuous, cascading waves that catch the light like burnished copper. Dressed
all in red, her off-the-shoulder gown is iridescent taffeta, accented by a
floor-length boa of gathered tulle and matching heels. She completes the look
with a multi-strand choker of garnet-colored beads. Though simply designed to complement her perfect figure, the gown's
asymmetrical cut and dramatic draping create quite a stir on Seventh Avenue,
leading to many imitations. But no one will ever wear this dress as beautifully
as Gene does...and it helps make her a screen legend!
relish playing characters completely unlike
yourself. This is what happens to Gene when she plays Red Venus, a gangster's
mistress, in the film of the same name.
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