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The film relates the fictionalized story of Evelyn Nesbit. Nesbit was a model and actress who became embroiled in the scandal surrounding the June 1906 murder of her paramour, architect Stanford White, by her husband, rail and coal tycoon Harry Kendall Thaw.
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit (Dame Joan Collins), a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and eccentric young millionaire Harry K. Thaw (Farley Granger).
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Richard Fleischer
- 1955-10-01
In the summer of 1955, Nesbit served as the technical adviser on the movie The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955), for which she was paid $10,000. The movie recounts her early life and White's murder, blending fiction with fact. While working on the film, Nesbit collapsed from exhaustion.
Feb 10, 2024 · The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit (Dame Joan Collins), a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and eccentric young millionaire Harry K. Thaw (Farley Granger).
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit (Dame Joan Collins), a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and eccentric young millionaire Harry K. Thaw (Farley Granger). It's the early twentieth century New York City.
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing twists history to make Evelyn Nesbit a plucky victim instead of an irresponsible Lolita, but at least it's consistent. Glenda Farrell's faithful mother tells the vain Evelyn that in her experience, beautiful girls shed a lot more tears than the plain ones.
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Dec 11, 2005 · Showgirl Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, whose husband killed her former lover in 1906, sought to put the scandal behind her by moving to L.A.