Her accent, her tone, her gestures, her acting, EVERYTHING! She is fantastically amazing and absolutely comedic as well. Lord, thank you for this beautiful and talented blessing that is Dame Margaret Natalie Smith.
Some years ago Mother saw Maggie Smith in a play in Manhattan. The next day, alone at lunch, who should walk in but Maggie Smith to sit alone at the table opposite my Mother. Mother had the waitress move her around to the opposite side of the table. She had to turn her back to Maggie Smith because, as my mother said it, "I couldn't control myself. I couldn't behave. I couldn't stop staring at her."
I saw Maggie Smith on a flight from London to Faro, in Portugal, about 20 years ago. She was flying economy. She was make-up free and virtually unrecognisable and I only knew it was her because I recognised her voice. She was most unassuming and down to earth.
Maggie Smith so effortlessly plays the most loathsome, despicable, arrogant shrews, but always within those roles there's the smallest glimpse of grace and decency. It takes a fantastic actor to pull that off convincingly.
She is, of course, quite sublime in a part she was born to play, but we must not overlook the superb performance of Peter Barkworth as Julius Saggamore. What a fine actor he was.
My glamorous Irish grannie, born in 1909, dressed like that as a young woman. Fur wraps/coats/stoles, cute little cloche hats, crepe di chine dresses, Mary Jane shoes - and stockings and gloves ALWAYS. Oh and a decadent misting of perfume before she left the house! I love that women took such trouble with their outfits back then, thought about accessories and adored rouge, red lipstick and powder. Dressing up is such fun and means people take notice of you - I love being a woman!
@@themaggattack it sounds like 'one should not waste their money on flowers and things that are only pretty and not useful' :D or 'science and arts should only serve society, not being done for pleasure and curiosity'.
Maggie Smith is truly prodigious! I can't imagine ANYONE delivering these lines so perfectly! I've never laughed so hard in all my life. What a treasure this is! Thank you so much for posting this!
1972 was a fantastic year for Maggie Smith fans... for not only did she make this film, but also the hilarious, fabulous, fantastic, camp TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT... LOVE MAGGIE...
I was in stunned disbelief when I found "The Maggie Smith Collection" (this movie included) in my local library. I took it home (3 discs) and watched everything about 5x each. It's far too expensive for me to purchase but YAY library rentals are free. Since we are (unfortunately) in the minority of the public (being Maggie-adorers), it's almost always available.
Commanding use of a lovely but cumbersome wardrobe and accoutrements as props or effective tools. Brilliant, intense, Maggie dominating the first part. The other persons become so dim incomparison
I am utterly and totally bowled over by Maggie Smith' performance - what a WONDERFUL film. Big surprise that B. Shaw has written the plot! Such brilliance and incredible one-liners! Thank you for uploading this beauty - very obliged! PS: I have a very slow pulse too.... :)
This is probably the 1,000th time I've watched this. I think it's a shame that this hasn't been circulated as much as Maggie Smith's other works. This is a very good cast of people. I can quote most of the scenes word for word.
Thank you so much from date 2o19 for sharing this with Maggie Smith and the unforgettable Tom Baker. Ms. Smith has always played her role most excellent until her older years, mainly as a leader of society, a controlling pompous personna with maximum ability, so much so it makes you believe that if you should meet her, it would be a upturned nose and pursed mouth and raking eyes that would greet you. Such perfection of form. again thank you.
@BTURNER1961 Hmmm, actually, that would be something... Hepburn in such a sequence as this could be magic as well... even so - i wouldn't change this scene at all. Maggie is perfect here and i really appreciate whoever put this clip up for me to discover it here :-)
Always liked Maggie since Hot Millions and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. This was a real treat seeing this. Some people can just remember their lines so well. She's one of them!
My late father adored British shows, especially comedies. I wonder if he ever saw The Millionairess. I know he would've gotten a kick out of it...I did. Thanks for sharing.
Tom Baker aka my most favorite Dr. Who . with Maggie Smith who brings character alive with her own awesome acting= .. the Oscar cup runneth over. Thank you so much for sharing this.
I went down the comments here as far as patience would take me and came out puzzled: celebrations of the actor, but none for the author, George Bernard Shaw? The greatness of Maggie Smith is a matter of consensus, but there is no performance without the writer. Hats off to both.
Aah, when plays were worth watching. I bought the Shakespeare DVDs from the 70s and 80s - some of which I was lucky enough to see live, eg Comedy of Errors with Michael Williams, Michael Hordern in the Tempest - those were the days!
A splendid, beautiful, one of a kind actress. Completely lovable. And her beautiful English which I love as well. "An unusual woman" indeed, Dame Maggie.
“Has it ever occured to you that when a woman’s wife is WRECKED she needs a little sympathy not a bottle of poison” - her delivery there is SO GOOD it kills me!
Her accent, her tone, her gestures, her acting, EVERYTHING! She is fantastically amazing and absolutely comedic as well. Lord, thank you for this beautiful and talented blessing that is Dame Margaret Natalie Smith.
Best one-liner deliveries, greatest facial expressions and we all love her! Downton Abbey provided her the best showcase for her many talents.
Truly spot-on. Shaw is not easy, and she breezes right through it, a total masterclass.
@@janiceblakely8948I agree
Ms Maggie always knows how to express herself with her face. She let's you into her head. Brilliant One of a kind actress
Golly, isn't she breathtaking.
Looks like a transgender or a panto drag queen tf you on about?? 🤣😂😂
Some people's eyesight must be impaired or else they're stupid.
Her son Toby is as gorgeous as her
She actually looks like an Art Nouveau / Art Déco painting
@@paulsmith3128 Perverted mind, are you? She is talented.
Some years ago Mother saw Maggie Smith in a play in Manhattan. The next day, alone at lunch, who should walk in but Maggie Smith to sit alone at the table opposite my Mother. Mother had the waitress move her around to the opposite side of the table. She had to turn her back to Maggie Smith because, as my mother said it, "I couldn't control myself. I couldn't behave. I couldn't stop staring at her."
That is a good story. I understand your mother!
I saw Maggie Smith on a flight from London to Faro, in Portugal, about 20 years ago. She was flying economy. She was make-up free and virtually unrecognisable and I only knew it was her because I recognised her voice. She was most unassuming and down to earth.
Maggie Smith so effortlessly plays the most loathsome, despicable, arrogant shrews, but always within those roles there's the smallest glimpse of grace and decency. It takes a fantastic actor to pull that off convincingly.
The ONE and ONLY Maggie Smith! What else can anyone here expect? To say she's an incredible actress is an understatement!
She is, of course, quite sublime in a part she was born to play, but we must not overlook the superb performance of Peter Barkworth as Julius Saggamore. What a fine actor he was.
My glamorous Irish grannie, born in 1909, dressed like that as a young woman. Fur wraps/coats/stoles, cute little cloche hats, crepe di chine dresses, Mary Jane shoes - and stockings and gloves ALWAYS. Oh and a decadent misting of perfume before she left the house! I love that women took such trouble with their outfits back then, thought about accessories and adored rouge, red lipstick and powder. Dressing up is such fun and means people take notice of you - I love being a woman!
Right you are!!!
glamdolly20 Eh. Too much floofery. All that drama is exhausting. Women have more substantial ways of spending their time and money.
@@themaggattack it sounds like 'one should not waste their money on flowers and things that are only pretty and not useful' :D or 'science and arts should only serve society, not being done for pleasure and curiosity'.
@@themaggattack dont they r spending their time on makeup shits plastic surgery n the list goes on
Your Gran must have been rich!
Maggie Smith is and has always been marvelous!
I would love the grey outfit she wears in the opening scenes.
Maggie Smith is truly prodigious! I can't imagine ANYONE delivering these lines so perfectly! I've never laughed so hard in all my life. What a treasure this is! Thank you so much for posting this!
Beautiful and great lady and actress 😊😊
Dame Maggie Smith is a great actress.
1972 was a fantastic year for Maggie Smith fans... for not only did she make this film, but also the hilarious, fabulous, fantastic, camp TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT...
LOVE MAGGIE...
Love Maggie Smith!
Thanks so much for uploading and sharing.!
Does anybody else have this on a playlist and watch it obsessively every few months or so? ...no? Just me...
Glad I’m not the only one 😂😂
Me too!
Back here again during the pandemic...what a treasure
HAHAHAA when she walked in the door and whipped those two dudes that was hilarious
Maggie Smith! She is magnificent! What talent!
I was in stunned disbelief when I found "The Maggie Smith Collection" (this movie included) in my local library. I took it home (3 discs) and watched everything about 5x each. It's far too expensive for me to purchase but YAY library rentals are free. Since we are (unfortunately) in the minority of the public (being Maggie-adorers), it's almost always available.
Good to know.
Peter Barkworth as Sagamore is also a blessing - love him xxx
marvellously talented lady Maggie Smith
It did not think that I could love Maggie Smith any more. Now I know that nothing is impossible.
"To make him a beggar on horse back that he may ride to the devil" Only Maggie can deliver that absolutely perfectly. LOVE her!
He promised me $200 million, he only left me $30 million...The humiliation of it...Brilliant..I love her so much
Well, imagine the death duties on 200 millions.
Wether US$ or £ Sterling...
Disaster ! 😵
She might have had to clean her own diamond tiaras... 🤣
Commanding use of a lovely but cumbersome wardrobe and accoutrements as props or effective tools. Brilliant, intense, Maggie dominating the first part. The other persons become so dim incomparison
one million points to Gryffindor
100,000 points from slyterin
Why do I love Maggie Smith SO MUCH? What is it about some people? I don't know for sure, but I do know I mean to say thanx, so much thanx!
Woahhhh slap the fur to those "who cares guys"..... LMAO
Love love Maggie!
This is going to be so funny. I'm glad it's Sunday afternoon and nothing decent on TV. Therefore I'm going to relax on the couch an enjoy myself.
I always hear a trace of a posh Edinburgh accent. There is always a bit of Jean Brodie trying to get out.
@miaeff Gosford Park....Maggie at her most sublime
Slay. Queen. Cast those bitches aside.
I am utterly and totally bowled over by Maggie Smith' performance - what a WONDERFUL film. Big surprise that B. Shaw has written the plot! Such brilliance and incredible one-liners!
Thank you for uploading this beauty - very obliged!
PS: I have a very slow pulse too.... :)
love love love love her
Great. I thought i was the only one among youngsters 😉
She is perfect !
Such a treat to see this. Dame Maggie was absolutely magnificent as 'the Millionaress'.
thanks so much for posting this -
FYI--this split into many parts because years ago YT didn't allow long videos.
This is probably the 1,000th time I've watched this. I think it's a shame that this hasn't been circulated as much as Maggie Smith's other works. This is a very good cast of people. I can quote most of the scenes word for word.
The nonchalant constant outrage is perfection. Brava, Dame Maggie Smith. Always delightful.
I'm in Love.
rest in peace beautiful lady we will never see talent like this again sleep tight dearheart xxx
Thank you so much from date 2o19 for sharing this with Maggie Smith and the unforgettable Tom Baker. Ms. Smith has always played her role most excellent until her older years, mainly as a leader of society, a controlling pompous personna with maximum ability, so much so it makes you believe that if you should meet her, it would be a upturned nose and pursed mouth and raking eyes that would greet you. Such perfection of form. again thank you.
How incredible. Shaw and Maggie Smith. Thank you so much.
@BTURNER1961 Hmmm, actually, that would be something... Hepburn in such a sequence as this could be magic as well... even so - i wouldn't change this scene at all. Maggie is perfect here and i really appreciate whoever put this clip up for me to discover it here :-)
Maggie Smith,THE COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM😍😍😍
Women had attitude & didn’t fear show it
Best is men had time to put up with it ,,,,
Please come back in fashion
Always liked Maggie since Hot Millions and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. This was a real treat seeing this. Some people can just remember their lines so well. She's one of them!
This is my first time knowing of this woman but I could listen to her speak all day.
Wow how perfectly she delivers her dialogues... Wow wow... So real... Absolutely real..
I can imagine the dowager Lady Grantham acting exactly like this in her younger days.
Rushing up stairs ? How middle-class.
very rude manners dressed in very nice clothes - what an intro!
My late father adored British shows, especially comedies. I wonder if he ever saw The Millionairess. I know he would've gotten a kick out of it...I did. Thanks for sharing.
LoL She is exquisite! That entrance ! Hahaha! Go Maggie !
oh my, a talent that cannot be reckoned with.
Toby Stephens, her son, looks sooooo much like his gorgeous mother. He is such a gorgeous man!
What a character 😃 comedy today
Loving it
Quanta falta me faz o inglês. #Brasil2018
What a dramatic enterence.
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My God she was no less brilliant back then either!
You have the most wonderful channel. I thank you so much for all these treasures!
umm... ouch on the Australian burn at 2:17...
Ah Miss Jean Brodie..
Tom Baker aka my most favorite Dr. Who . with Maggie Smith who brings character alive with her own awesome acting= .. the Oscar cup runneth over. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Love Maggie what a fantastic stage actress 🙂
Why no plot summary?
You can check the internet for that.
The Great Kate originated this role and always regretted she couldn't get it made into a movie.
RIP Maggie Smith, I loved her acting in the Millionairess.
RIP Maggie Smith (1934-2024)😢
maggie i fuckin love u
She was a brilliant actress and I enjoy this play a lot!
slander is verbal
lieble is written
unfounded accusations or
ruining reputations
culumnity
lies
Thank you, Dame Maggie, for entertaining the world for 70+ years. You will be missed.
✨❤️✨
One of my favorite actresses.
I went down the comments here as far as patience would take me and came out puzzled: celebrations of the actor, but none for the author, George Bernard Shaw? The greatness of Maggie Smith is a matter of consensus, but there is no performance without the writer. Hats off to both.
had no idea this was based on a story written by GBS! thx for that @inamorata966. 🧡💖🙏🏼
Shaw was brilliant. I know his body of work.
They make a lovely couple.
She was channeling her Dowager Countess persona long before the show lol
So this is where today's entitled children get their hubris.
In storms the Drama Queen..... more a Drama Emperess.
@LAmanagement Buy the whole set... James Villiers is perfection as Higgins in "Pygmalion."
I love her fur scurf and dress with fur too❤❤
The Best actor EVER!
Wish someone would remake this
A treasure 🕊🇺🇲💕
So ... much ... fun! Bra--vo!
This Looks 👍 LIKE It's GoingTo Fun!! ❤️ LOVE MAGGIE SMITH!!
Aah, when plays were worth watching. I bought the Shakespeare DVDs from the 70s and 80s - some of which I was lucky enough to see live, eg Comedy of Errors with Michael Williams, Michael Hordern in the Tempest - those were the days!
Love her!
She's a legend 💜
"..What? For advising me how to kill myself?"
"Why is SHE in such a tizzy?" 😂
It's good to know that the Dowager Countess was always so high strung when she was younger, lol.
This so brilliant.
A splendid, beautiful, one of a kind actress. Completely lovable. And her beautiful English which I love as well. "An unusual woman" indeed, Dame Maggie.
Superb..
“Has it ever occured to you that when a woman’s wife is WRECKED she needs a little sympathy not a bottle of poison” - her delivery there is SO GOOD it kills me!
Proffessor mcgonnagall i'm so
pround becase i'm a gryffindor too
1 zillion point from slyterin
Infinitive point to gryffindor
Dame Maggie Smith.Tour de force as usual.
She's absolutely the BEST!! I adore Dame Maggie!!!
Forever brilliant Peter Barkworth magnificent actor.
Her role in The VIPs was a superior study in humble genius