Premiere props auction sham
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I cannot believe I heard this right I was going to heavily bid on lot 81 in the premiere prop auction which was Joan crawfords mildrid Pierce costume which I thought was worn and used in the iconic production then one of the members of this amazing community of collectors told me this "I wouldn't get too excited over that; it's the third one they are selling in as many sales. Nowhere on that label does it say her name or anyone's for that matter.
The complete costume sold at the Debbie Reynolds' sale in 2011. She bought it at the PLANET HOLLYWOOD sale at Sotheby's in 2002. The other two aprons are the previous PP offerings - none of which match what she actually wore.
rick". Then I looked at the exact wording of the lot and it occurred to me that it dosnt actually state that it was worn by Joan Crawford it says "
The complete costume sold at the Debbie Reynolds' sale in 2011. She bought it at the PLANET HOLLYWOOD sale at Sotheby's in 2002. The other two aprons are the previous PP offerings - none of which match what she actually wore.
rick". Then I looked at the exact wording of the lot and it occurred to me that it dosnt actually state that it was worn by Joan Crawford it says "
As motion picture icon Joan Crawford loved to say: "Revenge is sweet!". And she uttered this famous line after receiving the Oscar for Best Actress in the title role of Warner Brother's 1945 now classic "Mildred Pierce". Having been one of the original stars at MGM who helped enormously to make them the supreme studio of the world, studio president Louie B. Mayer coldly threw her out without as much as a thank you in the mid-1940's. Devastated, she accepted what was considered a "B" movie based on James M. Cane's tear-jerker novel (with a screenplay by the uncredited William Faulkner!). In the film, Crawford, known for her glamour roles, is suddenly a widow and is reduced to working as a lowly waitress to support her family. In one of the most famous scenes (actually a stunning montage), wearing a waitress outfit, she puts on a simple apron, symbolizing her "fall from grace", and thrusts herself into the fire of a busy greasy spoon. The apron also symphonized Crawford's own life, having to "lower" herself to a second rate studio, with smaller budgets, and less glamorous roles. That is what makes this piece of movie memorabilia one of the most iconic. And of course the fact that she won the Oscar for what was supposed to be the beginning of the end for her career, makes this apron that much more powerful. This event is played out as only Faye Dunaway could in the cult classic movie of Crawford's life "Mommie Dearest". There is a small stain in the front of the apron, mostly likely from storage and not from the production" I think it's disgraceful that a company with as much influence as premiere props would falsely advertise that a item was screenused material instead only being back up copy's,production designs or reproductions I think this is another case of premiere props disgraceful "wording" of their products
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