Self-Styled Siren

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Too Smart for the Set

Miriam Hopkins and the fine art of annoying your colleagues

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Oct 18, 2022
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Last night, TCM ran two films by Curtis Harrington, What’s the Matter With Helen? and Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?. I have tried, but I can't get along with either one. As I explained on Twitter, my Camp-O-Meter simply doesn't go that high. However, it did remind me that Harrington was good friends with Miriam Hopkins toward the end of her life. Did TCM mak…

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