If I was a character from a movie/tv show, I would be.. because..

I would definitely be Joan Crawford because her parents were divorced before she was born, she was extremely poor; and subsequently was able to use her talent to escape a life of poverty by dancing in contests and entertaining in nightclubs. I really admire her because of her struggles which landed her first movie in Pretty Ladies but it was her role in Our Dancing Daughters that made her a star both movies I love very much. She made a career comeback in her last great role in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?  Another inspiring/great movie that motivates me and I would encourage everyone to watch. I am fortunate to have most of Joan Crawford’s movies because her films represent some of her most requested appearances, and I am happy to have them.

Sadie McKee was made during the period when Joan Crawford was queen of the box-office, and every movie she made was sure to be a hit. The reasons for me to be a character like Joan Crawford because many of her movies followed a similar formula, where Crawford rises from poverty to wealth. If she can do it in spite of all her struggles anyone can do it with their own self-efficacy.

In Strange Cargo Joan Crawford movie was called Laughing Sinners. Strange Cargo was a rugged adventure story that eschewed the usual M-G-M elegance that had been present in so many of her movies. I loved the Seventh Heaven, The Mortal Storm; this movie is the rare action-packed adventure that carries an underlying spiritual theme which further enhances the Joan Crawford skills that is very motivating/inspiring.

A Woman’s Face another movie that shows how Joan Crawford break free of her usual screen persona in The Women, and in this dark thriller brought out one of the her best performances. The reason why I love this movie because it is based on the play “Il Etat Une Fois” (It was one time”) that casts Joan Crawford as a horribly disfigured woman whose inner pain motivates her to live a life of evil. A kind doctor gives her a chance to remove her outer ugliness, and shows her a path to love and happiness, and she adjusted to this after years of such darkness? This conflict allowed Joan Crawford to show her broad range as a talented actress, a task she felt essential at that point in her career.

The impressive character Joan Crawford played in her movies inspired me to be like her because of her happy endings.