Sunset Boulevard

 I do like William Holden

I am glad I have seen this, and I certainty appreciated it - I am curious to see what the musical is about

Oh a car phone - is something different -like  a string and tin can telephone

Leopard skin furnishings 

Oh so I saw Cecille B De Mille in Person. It was nice to not only put a face to a name, but to get a measure of the man

Hollywood in 1950 was producing Hollywood families- Also Cecille and Nora Desmond know the name of the lighting guy, and security guards at the gate

Nancy Ann Olson is beautiful. I did wonder if she was distant kin to Elizabeth but no

I felt sorry for Gloria going through 1950s beauty care 



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