Summer Remains, Jayne Still Lingers

Jayne Mansfield always reminds me of summer, as strange as that sounds. Perhaps it’s all the photos of the smiling, phosphorescent leggy blonde in bikinis, often lounging by a pool, sunning herself, sultry and white-hot in the bright sunlight. Jayne Mansfield is the summer of Americana, of bygone eras that always appear glamorous in photos, always [...]

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The Money Shot: Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog (1964) Directors: Albert Zugsmith, Richard E. Cunha, Ray Nazarro, Gustav Gavrin “If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way.” Jayne Mansfield The name Jayne Mansfield carries a lot of baggage. Like Sharon Tate, Jayne Mansfield conjures more than simply an actress that [...]

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