| The
Hottie:
Ann Miller |
The
Ranking (Circa 1940):
Breasts - 80/100
Body - 84/100
Face - 78/100
Eyes - 82/100
Talent - 85/100
Overall - 84/100 |
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| The
Writeup: Ann Miller was a star of numerous Hollywood
musicals in the 40s and 50s, gracing the screen with her massive
talent. In the mid 30s she landed bit parts in a number of
films, including Anne of Green Gables (1934) before signing
a contract with RKO Films in 1937. She didn't experience much
success in her three years at RKO, toiling in unimpressive
films. Her best work of this era was when she was on loan
to Columbia for Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You (1938),
which was an Oscar winning picture. In 1940 she signed a contract
with Republic and landed her first starring role in opposite
Gene Autry in the musical western Melody Ranch (1940). She
was signed by Columbia the following year and was once again
pigeon holed in a string of low budget musical/comedies, never
really getting to show off her talent in lead roles. By the
time she moved to MGM, home of the world's most wonderful
musicals, she was too old to play the ingenue, so it was off
to supporting roles and secondary leads for her. No matter,
she was consistently excellent in films like Easter Parade
(1948), opposite Fred Astaire, On the Town (1949), Two Tickets
to Broadway (1951), Lovely to Look At (1952), Kiss Me, Kate
(1953), Hit the Deck (1955), and The Great American Pastime
(1956). She didn't really return to the big screen after that
role but remained working on television and Broadway, includidng
a lengthy tour in the burlesque musical Sugar Babies. |
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