Betty Hutton
- Episode aired Apr 27, 2000
- 1h
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**** (out of 4)
This turned out to be a very special episode of the Turner Classic Movies series because it was one of the first times the public had really heard from actress Betty Hutton as she walked away from Hollywood and pretty much disappeared. Hutton would get another dose of spotlight years later when a reporter found her broke, working in a restaurant and this is when people started asking questions on what happened to her. In his introduction host Robert Osborne talks about how difficult it was to get Hutton to come out of her dressing room because she was fearful of letting everyone down but that certainly wasn't the case because she delivers a powerful interview here. I've only seen a couple Hutton films but after watching this interview I really can't wait to dive into more of her career. Hutton discusses her years in Hollywood with the best stuff coming from THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH and her relationship with Cecil B. DeMille. We also get a fun Movietone clip where DeMille is presenting her with an award and she mocks his style of direction. A lot of the interview is rather depressing because Hutton doesn't shy away from talking about how bad her life has been and she says it mainly started with ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. She calls MGM "evil" and talks about how badly everyone there treated her and this abuse is what started to make her want to leave Hollywood. Fans of Hutton will certainly find this interview very special while those not familiar with her will probably fall in love as I did and start checking out more of her work.
**** (out of 4)
This turned out to be a very special episode of the Turner Classic Movies series because it was one of the first times the public had really heard from actress Betty Hutton as she walked away from Hollywood and pretty much disappeared. Hutton would get another dose of spotlight years later when a reporter found her broke, working in a restaurant and this is when people started asking questions on what happened to her. In his introduction host Robert Osborne talks about how difficult it was to get Hutton to come out of her dressing room because she was fearful of letting everyone down but that certainly wasn't the case because she delivers a powerful interview here. I've only seen a couple Hutton films but after watching this interview I really can't wait to dive into more of her career. Hutton discusses her years in Hollywood with the best stuff coming from THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH and her relationship with Cecil B. DeMille. We also get a fun Movietone clip where DeMille is presenting her with an award and she mocks his style of direction. A lot of the interview is rather depressing because Hutton doesn't shy away from talking about how bad her life has been and she says it mainly started with ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. She calls MGM "evil" and talks about how badly everyone there treated her and this abuse is what started to make her want to leave Hollywood. Fans of Hutton will certainly find this interview very special while those not familiar with her will probably fall in love as I did and start checking out more of her work.
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- Michael_Elliott
- May 17, 2009
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