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    August 19, 6:22 PM
    by Karin Malchow, Scam Examiner
     
     
    Young men with ulterior motives pursue older or unattractive (by Hollywood standards) women in these acclaimed films.

    • The Heiress (1949) -- Montgomery Clift (earning a Christopher Walken Creepy Factor of 7) woos emotionally abused Olivia de Havilland in her Oscar-winning role, but Father (Ralph Richardson) knows a fortune hunter when he sees one.
    • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) -- Professional boy toy Warren Beatty (who later perfected the aging lothario) callously uses Vivien Leigh, playing yet another Tennessee Williams tragically fading beauty.  Procurer Lotta Lenya got the Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
    • Sunset Boulevard (1950) -- Film buffs revere Gloria Swanson's diva performance, but William Holden as the screenwriter/kept man shouldn't be ignored for subtlety.  The screenplay won the Oscar.
    • Pal Joey (1954) -- Bad boy Frank Sinatra won a Golden Globe loving and leaving Rita Hayworth.  Okay, she wasn't older or unattractive, but he was still gold-digging for his own nightclub and true love Kim Novak was younger.
    • Sweet Bird of Youth (1963) -- Paul Newman hopes for a professional boost from crazy drunk Geraldine Page.  At the same time, he chases his former hometown sweetheart, whose vengeful dad Ed Begley won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.  Tennessee Williams (arguably a man with an Oedipal complex) again, although the play was cinematically emasculated instead of the main character.  

     

    For more info: Lonely people of both genders and all ages are vulnerable to Romance Scams.

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