The conniving daughter, the horrible laugh, the arched eyebrows, the snap of the handbag on the marble surface, the diabolical glares, the slap for the ages. My favorite scene in cinema history.
That glare Joan Crawford gives after being slapped. My God, you could cut glass with that glare. Such an incredibly powerful scene from a wonderful film. Sad to say that outside of classic film lovers, not many people remember this exceptional film!
Fun Fact: Ann Blyth who played Veda struggled on playing downright mean when it comes to acting and Joan Crawford coached Ann on being mean. Ann and Joan were truly good friends and Joan taught Ann on knitting offscreen. Another Fact is Michael Curtiz the director of Mildred Pierce and who accepted Joan’s Oscar wanted Bette Davis to play the role of Mildred however she turned it down and he didn’t want Joan Crawford to play the role and on a trial basis she and Ann had to take a Screen Test, and he even was difficult to work with Joan.
Masterfully written, directed and acted scene. Unforgettable, actually! I love it when Joan screams out, "Veda!" I mean it's from the gut. And Ann tried to show shades in her perfectly horrible character.
I read that 17 year old Shirley Temple was slated for the role of Veda but that Joan Crawford used her influence to axe that idea. Although Shirley Temple was playing adult dramatic roles by this time, Joan didn't think that Shirley could deliver the goods for this part. I think that Shirley Temple could have played Veda because just prior to this movie Shirley had proven that she could play nasty and vile with the films she had done with Selznick, especially in the film where she betrays Ginger Rogers who played her older sister.
Whenever this film ran, on tv, (and our mom was still living), my sister and I would call her up and start by saying, "We're sick of your cakes and pies and grease.." And we would all fall out laughing. Those MILDRED PIERCE moments were heartwarming in my family..LOL
When Joan turns and screams "VEDA!" her huge-shouldered black silhouette and tight hairdo make her look quite formidable - along with her tone of voice. And rightly so.
Mildred telling Veda to get out was the most satisfying moment of this entire film! If that little brat had worked one tiny ounce as hard as her poor mother did she might have been a little more grateful for that grease!
“Vida, I think I’m seeing you for the first time in my life and you’re cheap and horrible!” 😳 She read her tf downnnn. Joan Crawford is incredible, she is captivating.
I think the reason why this scene is so powerful is because slapping your own mother in the face is just something you never do. I don't think I've ever seen it in any other movie, and while patri and matricide are common in literature, simply acknowledging that this person carried you around for nine months is enough to stay that hand.
Very good view point! If you had to pick your favorite roles/movies for each actress, which would you pick? I know Joan was viewed as an abusive narcissist in her real life. But she had the chops for the big screen! She really gave her all to each role she portrayed. I've been thinking of reading a biography about her. One that is strictly factual, without any bias.
@@bhumphries1360 , one have to separate the actress from the character. I wonder if Ann Blyth got hate mail because her portrayal of Veda was so hateful and spot on...whereas I think many people thought Joan was playing herself when it comes to Mildred Pierce (like Bette Davis with Margo Channing).
The magnificent thing about this scene is after Veda slaps Mildred, and Mildred falls down, Veda is a 1 or 2 steps higher than Mildred, but when Mildred stands up, it feels like she is towering over Veda. It's the magic that was Joan Crawford. I love this film noir movie. I love Joan.
Let’s be honest, Mildred is to blame as well. Mildred is extremely needy and clinging to this monster. She put much for emphasis on Vedas, that it probably benefited her second child who appears to be a quite a normal fun and loving girl.
It’s always the ones that don’t love you, the ones that make you chase what you shouldn’t have to.I imagine it’s worse when it’s your kid. She definitely needed a much firmer hand, and to have been made to find her own way much sooner. Would’ve (maybe) developed some kind of brass, a firmer foundation for at least a halfway decent person.
Ann Blythe was 15 years old when she played this part!! It’s incredible because she plays a convincing snotty teen who becomes a convincing horrible woman! INCREDIBLE
@@karllieck9064 Ann Blyth was born in August 1928. Therefore, she was 16 when the film was shot in December 1944 and had recently turned 17 when it premiered in September 1945.
And this is why Joan was one of the best and finest actresses in hollywood, so compelling and spell binding to watch .Its hard to get your attention diverted when she is on screen!
Best scene in the film. That haymaker Ann Blyth landed on Joan Crawford was real. Blyth and Crawford were friends, and I think Blyth likely felt terrible for slapping Joan. She looked like she was ready to cry before heading upstairs. Ann Blyth had the role of a lifetime as Veda-it was completely opposite of all the other roles she played and totally different from her in reality. She should have won an Oscar for her performance.
"You think just because you made a little money..." she drove me nuts here. It was her mother that constantly gave her money for clothes, parties, ect.
You're exactly right. Mildred is every bit about appearances as Veda, every bit as much a devotee to the religion of conspicuous consumption. Including tearlessly shedding a husband for a perspective gold pile. Whatever else Mildred Pierce is, it's a study of the result you should expect if you build a child into a creature with no familiarity with empathy.
Ann Blythe at 16 when she played this role was a formidable foil for the indominable Joan Crawford! The pure conviction of each individual portrayal only enhances the combined power which this scene brought to the screen! In some sense, I felt like a voyeur, peering into the private lives of the family next door. Riveting!!!!
It always pisses me off how Veda thinks of herself so high and mighty over her mother when she’s completely dependent on her to give money. She acts like she worked hard to become rich and is embarrassed everyone else in her family is poor
People talk about how the movie is different from the book and how the recent miniseries is faithful to the book. The movie was made during the era of the Hayes Office plus groups like the Legion of Decency which had a lot of pull with the movie industry. Warner Brothers altered the novel for the screen, but, as far as I am concerned, it is way better because the studio turned the story into a film noir mystery, complete with great cinematography. Fans of the miniseries can keep it-I prefer this classic with a top notch cast.
For those of us who ever struck a parent ( I gave my Mom a one time smack when she sided with her despicable second husband who was on the attack), or had their clothes thrown in the street ( at least mine were put in garbage bags), this strikes close to home, perfectly depicting that fraught time when you’re ready to fly the coop. Now water under the dam, or should I say vodka, life sure imitated this art, so artfully and brilliantly executed here.
A true definition of a narcissistic sociopath. Ann Blythe chews up the scenery. Ann Blythe really made that movie. Jo Ann Marlowe, who played Kay, the younger sister, became a lawyer. She had a car accident which left her in a coma for 22 years, until she died at 55. 22 years in a bed, in a coma. Unbelievable & sad.
Absolutely adore how after she gets slapped, Crawford slowly rises to her feet like a snake preparing to rip apart it's prey. That glare she gives to Veda before she threatens her is tremendous. A perfectly done scene.
VEDA would be like the groupies of today going after the rich Athletes or Actors or Entertainers..... She may even have a reality TV show like the Kardashians.
I think Shirley Temple might have frightened the audience more than Ann Blyth. There's something very cool and desperate about Shirley's adolescent performances. Perhaps it was the fact her movies weren't gelling with the American public. She was fading fast and when an actress is at a point in her career when anything could happen, you think they're capable of anything..
What's really hysterical is that Veda is in Glendale, a nice suburb of LA. ABC Studios moved there in the late 90s. You'd think she was actually in the country the way she talks.
I remember in the book of this film, Veda is actually a very talented singer. Still not a nice person but very talented. If I recall rightly, this is barely touched on in the film although I still love it.
@Muswell Yeah - in the book she was ( I think ) an opera singer but in the movie she's basically a chorus girl doing a seamy nightclub act. Not that there's anything wrong with this, but at the time it was regarded as quite the walk on the wild side. Curious change. Is it meant to emphasize that Veda is indeed "cheap and horrid"?
WOW!!! Every time I watch this scene is like the first time! This was Joan Crawford's finest performance! And oh my! Ann Blyth was such a convincing wench!
Joan Crawford's best performance in my opinion. I loved Bette Davis too. Two Hollywood greats. However, I always felt Joan Crawford just had the edge over Bette. This scene from the movie Mildred Pierce is unforgettable. Also, a very young Ann Blythe here, lets not forget her too, she put in a very convincing and more than noteworthy performance.
@@hudsony777 YES, absolutely, another very good film from Miss Crawford. The fact is I don't think I have ever seen a film of hers I have not thoroughly enjoyed. She was a wonderful artist and a huge star. Thank you for your comment.
I love the way Ann Blythe portrayed Veda. It's more sociopathic and less weepy.
Agreed!
Probably the best female villain in movie history.
The conniving daughter, the horrible laugh, the arched eyebrows, the snap of the handbag on the marble surface, the diabolical glares, the slap for the ages. My favorite scene in cinema history.
Yeah she wouldn’t last 20 seconds today lol she’d be slapped up and down the street
The best part was cut out of this clip, and that is Veda kissing the check.
I LOVE VEDA BECAUSE SHE"S BAD............CAN"T HELP IT........
That glare Joan Crawford gives after being slapped. My God, you could cut glass with that glare. Such an incredibly powerful scene from a wonderful film. Sad to say that outside of classic film lovers, not many people remember this exceptional film!
The slap was real!
@@lcaceci43 I believe it!
The HBO series with Kate Winslet is better. It’s much more faithful to the book
@@briannalee1998 I think the acting was better in the movie. The series was, as you said, more faithful to the book.
@@briannalee1998 Who cares about the book when you have Joan Crawford?
Ann Blythe once said she hated doing this scene, as far as talking mean to and slapping Joan Crawford.
She admired Joan very much.
I read somewhere that after this movie was made, they were close friends for years afterward.
@@coashddjj294 They were.
Joan didn't like doing it either.
No one slaps Joan Crawford and gets away with it.
Fun Fact: Ann Blyth who played Veda struggled on playing downright mean when it comes to acting and Joan Crawford coached Ann on being mean.
Ann and Joan were truly good friends and Joan taught Ann on knitting offscreen.
Another Fact is Michael Curtiz the director of Mildred Pierce and who accepted Joan’s Oscar wanted Bette Davis to play the role of Mildred however she turned it down and he didn’t want Joan Crawford to play the role and on a trial basis she and Ann had to take a Screen Test, and he even was difficult to work with Joan.
Masterfully written, directed and acted scene. Unforgettable, actually! I love it when Joan screams out, "Veda!" I mean it's from the gut. And Ann tried to show shades in her perfectly horrible character.
I read that 17 year old Shirley Temple was slated for the role of Veda but that Joan Crawford used her influence to axe that idea. Although Shirley Temple was playing adult dramatic roles by this time, Joan didn't think that Shirley could deliver the goods for this part. I think that Shirley Temple could have played Veda because just prior to this movie Shirley had proven that she could play nasty and vile with the films she had done with Selznick, especially in the film where she betrays Ginger Rogers who played her older sister.
This is archetypal: The directing, the acting, the editing, the lighting are all superb. That is why it is so affecting..
Whenever this film ran, on tv, (and our mom was still living), my sister and I would call her up and start by saying, "We're sick of your cakes and pies and grease.." And we would all fall out laughing. Those MILDRED PIERCE moments were heartwarming in my family..LOL
Awww. That's awesome. May your mother rest in peace in Heaven with the angels.
I call my sisters “common frumps” all the time. 😁🤣🤣
You could always say, "I think I'm seeing you for the first time and you're cheap and horrible!"
😂!!!!!
I love the way Veda says "then I'll tell you". Hushed voice.
One of the best - written, best-acted film scenes EVER.
Blythe was amazing... she really should've won an Oscar for this role!
Yes she should have won the Academy. The Director later said they were blown away by her performance - Veda’s
@@georgialee6755 I think the same. Ann deserved the Oscar. She was perfect as Veda considering how gentle and sweet Ann is in real life.
Joan won the Oscar for this film
She should have! Who was she up against that year? The nom alone was an honor but yes she should have taken home the Oscar!
@@EcuaRican386 she had a huge problem in winning: Eve Arden who was nominated for the same film. Must have split the votes.
"Mother you're a scream. Really you are." You gotta love that dialogue.
Very powerful and emotional scene, well done Joan and Ann
When Joan turns and screams "VEDA!" her huge-shouldered black silhouette and tight hairdo make her look quite formidable - along with her tone of voice. And rightly so.
Powerful scene and not a single curse word was uttered.
That's what actors/actress do now
Damn lol
How about "common frump"? 😄
Ann Blyth is still alive. She turned 91 in August 2020.
Laughed so hard when Carol Burnette spoofed this with her as Joan and Vicki Lawrence as Veda in 'Mildred Fierce' ...lol
Ann Blythe earned that Oscar nomination. I don't think that I have ever experienced such a visceral hatred for a character.
This scene cemented the Oscar for Joan Crawford, what a classic!
Mildred telling Veda to get out was the most satisfying moment of this entire film!
If that little brat had worked one tiny ounce as hard as her poor mother did she might have been a little more grateful for that grease!
that’s why Veda worked a day in her life
There's only one language Veda speaks: MONEY.
Here Joan Crawford demonstrated why she is the QUEEN OF HOLLYWOOD!
one of the best scenes in a film by two women Joan Crawford & Ann Blythe right up to the slap in the face on the stairs....excellent ;)
Ann Blythe deserved an oscar for this performance. Joan and Ann really are amazing together.
When Mildred snaps "Veda!" You felt true fear.
Veda, I think one of the most unlikeable characters on film. The actress plays her perfectly. I guess in real life her and Joan were friends.
Joan’s eyes were striking. They told you the story with one glare. She knew what she was doing and won the Oscar.
"VEDA!!!!"
The REAL Joan came out when she said that.
@Morning Bird :)
Ann Blyth makes the movie. She should've won an Oscar.
Veda says she wants to get away from "this shack" Sure doesn't look like a shack to me.
The irony is, that "shack" bungalo they filmed in is prime real estate worth over 2mil now
NO KIDDING.
“Vida, I think I’m seeing you for the first time in my life and you’re cheap and horrible!” 😳 She read her tf downnnn. Joan Crawford is incredible, she is captivating.
I think the reason why this scene is so powerful is because slapping your own mother in the face is just something you never do. I don't think I've ever seen it in any other movie, and while patri and matricide are common in literature, simply acknowledging that this person carried you around for nine months is enough to stay that hand.
Very good view point! If you had to pick your favorite roles/movies for each actress, which would you pick? I know Joan was viewed as an abusive narcissist in her real life. But she had the chops for the big screen! She really gave her all to each role she portrayed. I've been thinking of reading a biography about her. One that is strictly factual, without any bias.
@@bhumphries1360 , one have to separate the actress from the character. I wonder if Ann Blyth got hate mail because her portrayal of Veda was so hateful and spot on...whereas I think many people thought Joan was playing herself when it comes to Mildred Pierce (like Bette Davis with Margo Channing).
It helps the slap was for real. Crawford looked as stunned as anybody as to how powerful Ann's haymaker was.
The only movie I’ve seen somebody smack their mother was in Angela’s ashes. I could hardly breathe it was so shocking
It Happens in Quite a Few Films, actually! A few pre-code films, also!!
The magnificent thing about this scene is after Veda slaps Mildred, and Mildred falls down, Veda is a 1 or 2 steps higher than Mildred, but when Mildred stands up, it feels like she is towering over Veda. It's the magic that was Joan Crawford. I love this film noir movie. I love Joan.
Veda Pierce is a cool rap name.
Let’s be honest, Mildred is to blame as well. Mildred is extremely needy and clinging to this monster. She put much for emphasis on Vedas, that it probably benefited her second child who appears to be a quite a normal fun and loving girl.
Viva las Vedas!
It’s always the ones that don’t love you, the ones that make you chase what you shouldn’t have to.I imagine it’s worse when it’s your kid. She definitely needed a much firmer hand, and to have been made to find her own way much sooner. Would’ve (maybe) developed some kind of brass, a firmer foundation for at least a halfway decent person.
Mildred slightly tolerates her behavior as well.
If my sister talked to my mom like that she would’ve been knocked out like mike Tyson
Bruh the first time i watched this movie when i saw this scene i was speechless.
Ann Blythe was 15 years old when she played this part!!
It’s incredible because she plays a convincing snotty teen who becomes a convincing horrible woman!
INCREDIBLE
I believe she was 17 years old during the filming of MP.
Now Ann Blyth still with us in age 90 years old
She's the last surviving main cast member of the film.
@@karllieck9064 Ann Blyth was born in August 1928. Therefore, she was 16 when the film was shot in December 1944 and had recently turned 17 when it premiered in September 1945.
@@VinMar-m6wWOW! Only 16? Ann Blyth is a superb actor no matter her age; perfect sociopath. Joan Crawford is legendary
That's what happens when you spoil someone rotten!
And this is why Joan was one of the best and finest actresses in hollywood, so compelling and spell binding to watch .Its hard to get your attention diverted when she is on screen!
"Hey, Joan, what did the five fingers say to the face?" 2:04
Joan insisted Blyth really smack her, and she did.
I love the way the torn-up check becomes a sort of confetti to mark the occasion... Priceless!!!
Joan's real life daughter Christina should have smacked her as well.
People say she made it up to cash in on her adopted mom's fame.
@@jackanthony976 And she'd get killed right after lol
Best scene in the film. That haymaker Ann Blyth landed on Joan Crawford was real. Blyth and Crawford were friends, and I think Blyth likely felt terrible for slapping Joan. She looked like she was ready to cry before heading upstairs. Ann Blyth had the role of a lifetime as Veda-it was completely opposite of all the other roles she played and totally different from her in reality. She should have won an Oscar for her performance.
"You think just because you made a little money..." she drove me nuts here. It was her mother that constantly gave her money for clothes, parties, ect.
A lot of people really think working for money is inherently shameful
A brilliant film with a wonderful Joan Crawford and the lady who portrays the selfish daughter Veda is also magnificient.
Yes Veda gave an awesome performance
You're exactly right. Mildred is every bit about appearances as Veda, every bit as much a devotee to the religion of conspicuous consumption. Including tearlessly shedding a husband for a perspective gold pile. Whatever else Mildred Pierce is, it's a study of the result you should expect if you build a child into a creature with no familiarity with empathy.
2:04 Nobody slaps Joan Crawford and lives to tell the tale
tmmaston righttt
You know?? I ain't messing with her.
I total agree nobody slaps joan crawford and lives to tell about it but I love love her
tmmaston omg yassss 🤣🤣♥️
@@kaysmith1666 Ann Blyth did. 😂
Oh hell no, if that was me and my mom I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be typing this comment right now.
An absolutely brilliant movie and one of the best scenes in a movie .
I love this scene. They're both great.
Everytime I watch this clip, I get pissed. The nerve of Veda. Glendale's not that bad, and now they got that new Kroger.
😆
But, Veda wouldn't like it now, especially. Many legal immigrants live there, and that would piss her off.
2:04 The dream of Christina Crawford 😂 😂 😂
LOL
😂😂
Hahaha! That is so true.
Christina was Veda is real life.
The way she daintily flies up those stairs after Mom says I'll kill ya
One of the best films of all time. Superb!
This was FABULOUS !
Barbara Please
Pleeease, Barbara! If you need anything,
ask Carol Anne! 😂
Oh Glendale's not so bad. You know, they got that new Chipotle down there by the Kroger.
Hahaha!! That was funny.
Damn, when Joan screams "Veda" I get pretty scared. lol
And THAT my friends is how Joan Crawford won the Oscar....phenomenal.
I think of this movie every day - have a co-worker named Veda.
Ann Blythe at 16 when she played this role was a formidable foil for the indominable Joan Crawford! The pure conviction of each individual portrayal only enhances the combined power which this scene brought to the screen! In some sense, I felt like a voyeur, peering into the private lives of the family next door. Riveting!!!!
Very smart comment!!!!
It always pisses me off how Veda thinks of herself so high and mighty over her mother when she’s completely dependent on her to give money. She acts like she worked hard to become rich and is embarrassed everyone else in her family is poor
She's a narcissist. It's all about what others can do for her.
People talk about how the movie is different from the book and how the recent miniseries is faithful to the book. The movie was made during the era of the Hayes Office plus groups like the Legion of Decency which had a lot of pull with the movie industry. Warner Brothers altered the novel for the screen, but, as far as I am concerned, it is way better because the studio turned the story into a film noir mystery, complete with great cinematography. Fans of the miniseries can keep it-I prefer this classic with a top notch cast.
The fact that they allowed Monty to be kissing Veda onscreen knowing he is technically her stepfather was already pushing the envelope.
Fantastic acting, and, boy, what a script.
The Movie "The Bad Seed" Veda is her Sister.
Give me those shoes!!
After watching this movie, I love Joan Crawford even more. He could play her character to a freakin ‘T’
1:48 If that's what your mother is, dear, then what are you?
Crawford was an amazing presence
veda was a sociopath
That's what drove Joan to mommie dearest
Barbara please!
God, I love that movie.
If Veda knew the house she lived in, would someday be a house only the rich can afford.
For those of us who ever struck a parent ( I gave my Mom a one time smack when she sided with her despicable second husband who was on the attack), or had their clothes thrown in the street ( at least mine were put in garbage bags), this strikes close to home, perfectly depicting that fraught time when you’re ready to fly the coop. Now water under the dam, or should I say vodka, life sure imitated this art, so artfully and brilliantly executed here.
A true definition of a narcissistic sociopath. Ann Blythe chews up the scenery. Ann Blythe really made that movie. Jo Ann Marlowe, who played Kay, the younger sister, became a lawyer. She had a car accident which left her in a coma for 22 years, until she died at 55. 22 years in a bed, in a coma. Unbelievable & sad.
So sad
That slap was perfectly choreographed and executed by both of them.
First time I saw this scene I gasped out loud when Ann slapped Joan.
The sound is way too low.
I think Joan Crawford is the most attractive that I've seen her, in this scene. Because she's not trying to be.
Absolutely adore how after she gets slapped, Crawford slowly rises to her feet like a snake preparing to rip apart it's prey. That glare she gives to Veda before she threatens her is tremendous. A perfectly done scene.
Those shoulder pads are so huge they almost another character in this classic scene!
2:06 I'll bring out the axe...
VEDA would be like the groupies of today going after the rich Athletes or Actors or Entertainers.....
She may even have a reality TV show like the Kardashians.
She'd be an "influencer" and get her mother in prison for bribing USC admissions
Keeping Up with The Pierces. 😂😂
Soooooo freakin true.
no kate isn't better, she sucked, this is joan's role and only she can play it
Thank you sonic youth for helping me discover this
The slap was real!
An all-time "Channel 5 Movie Club Classic"!!
When Stars were Stars ⭐♥️🇺🇸
A superb movie that I love to see over and over. Made the year that I was born.🙂🙂🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍
I'm so glad she tore up the check!!
Dear, sweet, loving Veda!
I think Shirley Temple might have frightened the audience more than Ann Blyth. There's something very cool and desperate about Shirley's adolescent performances. Perhaps it was the fact her movies weren't gelling with the American public. She was fading fast and when an actress is at a point in her career when anything could happen, you think they're capable of anything..
On screens: “Veda!!!”
On real life: “Tina!!!”
😂😢😂😢😂😢😂
What's really hysterical is that Veda is in Glendale, a nice suburb of LA. ABC Studios moved there in the late 90s. You'd think she was actually in the country the way she talks.
Glendale was nothing but a sleepy suburb
@@sanfordpress8943 And this was set in 1945.
I most certainly remember it, Joan and Ann blyth, as Veda, awesome scene ❤👌😎.
I remember in the book of this film, Veda is actually a very talented singer. Still not a nice person but very talented. If I recall rightly, this is barely touched on in the film although I still love it.
A shame, because Ann was a beautiful singer & was in musicals.
@Muswell Yeah - in the book she was ( I think ) an opera singer but in the movie she's basically a chorus girl doing a seamy nightclub act. Not that there's anything wrong with this, but at the time it was regarded as quite the walk on the wild side. Curious change. Is it meant to emphasize that Veda is indeed "cheap and horrid"?
WOW!!! Every time I watch this scene is like the first time! This was Joan Crawford's finest performance! And oh my! Ann Blyth was such a convincing wench!
I watched queen bee (1955) yesterday it was a good movie but the slap was the famous scene.
The Hays code was enforced back then.
Veda would have been toothless!
I’m waiting for Joan to get that clothes hanger out and…
Joan Crawford's best performance in my opinion. I loved Bette Davis too. Two Hollywood greats. However, I always felt Joan Crawford just had the edge over Bette. This scene from the movie Mildred Pierce is unforgettable. Also, a very young Ann Blythe here, lets not forget her too, she put in a very convincing and more than noteworthy performance.
Also love Joan in "Humoresque."
@@hudsony777 YES, absolutely, another very good film from Miss Crawford. The fact is I don't think I have ever seen a film of hers I have not thoroughly enjoyed. She was a wonderful artist and a huge star. Thank you for your comment.
@@andrewmiller4885 Also very much like "Rain", which I've read she hated.
She had many great moments but Rain imo is right there with Mildred Pierce
Every time I watch this film The Ann Blyth character so reminds me of Markle.
That's a real full tilt slap!!!!!!