Ava Gardner is well known for her part in The Killers, The Bribe and Whistle Stop. Like Bennett, Gardner also had a very interesting personal life, especially when she married Frank Sinatra. However unlike Joan’s witty personality in movies, Gardner, had more of a sexy and mysterious look which kept the boys running after her. In the clip below we can see this look being portrayed to the viewers. Before we see Gardner, she is in darkness, which connotes mystery and danger, and then when she lights her cigarette (which makes her seem sexual as she holds the phallic symbol), we are exposed to her revealing costume. She slowly walks across the room as she softly sings, and we see that the dominant male character is very interested in her. She seems untouchable when a guy tries to touch her hand and she walks away, she has no contact with anyone in the room and as the song ends, she disappears from the room, leaving not only the viewers but also the male character in mystery.
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