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'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 6th, 2025, 1:17 pm
by rothbhoy
'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Although the film is in black and white the mac she wore was gold in colour according to an Internet source.
Timing: 1 hour 26'-27" to 1 hour 29'-50". Best setting available: 720 pixels.
URL:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x93umb8
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 6th, 2025, 1:57 pm
by bethbennett202
What a lovely mac
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 6th, 2025, 4:03 pm
by Tiefdruckgebiet
I must admit I haven't heard of her before/didn't know her name - many of her pics of that time show her in a very Monroe-esque style. Could be Marilyn's sister
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Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 6th, 2025, 4:51 pm
by rothbhoy
Tiefdruckgebiet wrote: September 6th, 2025, 4:03 pm
I must admit I haven't heard of her before/didn't know her name - many of her pics of that time show her in a very Monroe-esque style. Could be Marilyn's sister
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Marilyn's sister? I can see where you are coming from there! Diana Dors was well-known in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s as a pin-up girl and actress - becoming known by the media of the time as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe. The same can be said of glamour model/actress Sabrina, who was also known as Britain's answer to Marilyn - few pics of her:
(1)
https://postimg.cc/0ry7xCxF
(2)
https://postimg.cc/mcSFWPnT
(3)
https://postimg.cc/fkPSsn8S
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 7th, 2025, 11:44 am
by rothbhoy
Cheers Beth - glad you liked it! The mac is of its time but I agree with you - it is rather lovely.
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 8th, 2025, 9:38 am
by WealdenMac
Brought back memories of that heady 50's odour-a combination of lipstick, perfume, rubberprpoofing, and, unfortunately, in many cases, stale tobacco smoke.
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 8th, 2025, 10:17 am
by jane mackintosh
Diana Dors was indeed billed as Britain's answer to M.M. & all but one of her films displayed her as a pouting , busty blonde. The exception was "Yield to the Night" in which she gave an outstanding portrail of a convicted murderer in the condemned cell on 24 hour watch as she awaits the answer to her appeal against execution. No glamour, no makeup, just a prison smock & all filmed in that single cell. Like Marilyn Monroe she was a wasted talent After leaving movies she evidently ran some notable orgies at her home. Yes, the mack is stunning.
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 8th, 2025, 12:12 pm
by WealdenMac
After the Edith Thompson business, women sentenced to death in the UK were made to put on waterproof underwear (of what exact type there seems to differing accounts-rubber, rubberized or canvas) on the morning of their execution. Men were, apparently, not similarly treated.
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 8th, 2025, 2:31 pm
by rothbhoy
WealdenMac wrote: September 8th, 2025, 9:38 am
Brought back memories of that heady 50's odour-a combination of lipstick, perfume, rubberprpoofing, and, unfortunately, in many cases, stale tobacco smoke.
Links to films/programmes where an actress is wearing such a mac are quite difficult to come by - sadly!
Re: 'It's A Grand Life' (UK comedy film from 1953). Diana Dors wears a long shiny rubberised satin raincoat.
Posted: September 9th, 2025, 8:44 am
by rothbhoy
jane mackintosh wrote: September 8th, 2025, 10:17 am
Diana Dors was indeed billed as Britain's answer to M.M. & all but one of her films displayed her as a pouting , busty blonde. The exception was "Yield to the Night" in which she gave an outstanding portrail of a convicted murderer in the condemned cell on 24 hour watch as she awaits the answer to her appeal against execution. No glamour, no makeup, just a prison smock & all filmed in that single cell. Like Marilyn Monroe she was a wasted talent After leaving movies she evidently ran some notable orgies at her home. Yes, the mack is stunning.
Yeah, she was great in 'Yield to the Night'.
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