Jane Russell was an American actress and singer who gained notoriety as a sex symbol in the 1940s and 1950s. However, she was more than just a pinup girl, as she proved her talent as a capable actress and singer throughout her career. She began her career as a model and was discovered by movie mogul Howard Hughes, who cast her in his film The Outlaw. Despite the controversy surrounding the film's sexual content, it helped to launch Russell's career and establish her as a sex symbol in Hollywood.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Howard Hughes Designed a New Bra for Jane Russell. 02:34 - Publicity Stunt 04:39 - Complications 07:06 - Final Release & Success 08:36 - Outro
Regardless of the controversy surrounding the custom bra worn by Jane Russell in "The Outlaw," the film eventually found its way to audiences and went on to become a cult classic. However, the film holds little to titillate or scandalize a modern audience, as it is talky and tedious, with only a few unnecessary shots of Russell's cleavage. Fun fact, on April 23, 1946, when "The Outlaw" was re-released in San Francisco, the theater owner faced legal consequences for exhibiting a film deemed offensive to decency.
After getting her big break from "The Outlaw," she teamed with Bob Hope in the box-office hit The Paleface (1948) and its sequel, Son of Paleface (1952). Both movies gave Russell an opportunity to show off her vocal skills; each garnered an Academy Award nomination for best song. Jane Russell also found success with her singing away from the movie screen. In the 1940s, she performed on bandleader Kay Kyser's radio show, and she later embarked on a musical career that included both solo and group recordings as well as appearances on the nightclub circuit. In 1971 she made her Broadway debut, replacing Elaine Stritch in the musical Company.
It's undeniable that the controversy "The Outlaw" generated contributed to the excitement and the film's final success, even though fans still revere the film for what it stood for at the time.
Her Custom Bra Got the Outlaw Banned from Theaters
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