FROU FROU LIST - H

Petticoats and Crinolines in Films

Please take notice: These films mostly contain lovely visions of bouffant skirts, particularly of the 50's style, and MIGHT show peeks of petticoats. Very few show full petti-views (these will be noted). We are also now adding films which feature classic crinolines and petticoat as well. You might also review the corsetfilm list located at www.staylace.com/films/indexfiles/a/index.html

Many of the corset-era productions show gowns and petticoats as well!

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1988	HAIRSPRAY -- At the virtual end of the 50s (1963), some small inkling of 'what was' shows in the some fairly lame bouffant -- dance scenes.	RUTH BROWN
2007	HAIRSPRAY -- A better version than the 1988 -- plenty of pettis here!  Seems to take place a smidge earlier...	AMANDA BYNES
1951	HALF ANGEL -- Early 50s skirts and glimpses of pettis, especially on wedding gown at end when Ms. Young falls down at the altar..	LORETTA YOUNG
1989	HALLOWEEN 5 -- French maid pettis!	WENDY KAPLAN
2009	HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE   Related clips	MILEY CYRUS
1952	HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN -- An interesting wedding hoopskirt, and plenty of pettis!          FilmClip  (607 KByte)	JEANMARIE
1967	THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE	LESLIE ANN WARREN
1958	HAPPY ANNIVERSARY -- 50s bouffant, mostly little girls'	MITZI GAYNOR
1951	HAPPY GO LOVELY --  Features a fabulous scene in which Ms. Ellen dances for a distracted Caesar Romero. Her long, flaring 1950's skirt flies out in her spirited pirouettes, leaving nothing to the imagination, and as for her "hand stand", well... Review by Dennis BUY THE FILM!	VERA ELLEN
1999	HAPPY, TEXAS -- Convicts on the lam pose as homosexual pageant directors. This very funny film has a very worthwhile scene involving several little girl pageant contestants who perform a clogging routine that is all too brief but offers some glimpses of the girls in fabulous white petticoats which go flying to and fro as the girls dance on stage. The DVD format offers wonderful still frame and slow motion capabilities in order to savor such scenes as this. This scene is preceded by several young contestants in ballet or fairy-type attire!. Review by Shelley	ALLY WALKER
1946	THE HARVEY GIRLS -- Great combination of early 20th century and saloon (resembling 1950's) style pettis throughout the film. The best scene involves a fight between the Harvey girls and saloon girls (pettis flailing about all over the place).	JUDY GARLAND
1965	HARLOW -- French maid pettis!	CARROLL BAKER
1990	HAVANA-- Short cigarette girl frames.	LENA OLIN
2007	THE HEARTBREAK KID-- Very short glimpse of 'Mexican' petti.	MICHELLE MONAGHAN
1989	HEART OF DIXIE --  50s light bouffant and some Civil War costumes, including visible hoops. BUY THE FILM!	VIRGINIA MADSEN
1983	HEART LIKE A WHEEL-- Ms. Bedelia in a lovely full skirted shirtwaist.	BONNIE BEDELIA
2001	HEARTS IN ATLANTIS -- Watch the closet!	HOPE DAVIS
1949	THE HEIRESS -- We view Miss Dehavilland getting ready for a dance, en corset and beautiful petticoats. It is always exciting knowing what a lady is wearing under her gown! Director William Wyler ordered costume designer Edith Head to be VERY faithful to the crinolined Victorian era in this picture, and it shows. Later, the jump in time takes us to the bustled Edwardian era with equal accuracy. You're going to like this picture!	OLIVIA DEHAVILLAND
1987	HELLO AGAIN -- A nice modern pouf cocktail dress	SHELLEY LONG
1969	HELLO DOLLY! -- Nice display of long-skirted and short-skirted petticoats, especially in the dance sequences.	BARBRA STREISAND
1987	HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II -- Lame token fifties bouffant	WENDY LYON
1953	HERE COME THE GIRLS --  Stage pettis AVAILABLE ONLY IN VHS TAPE!	ARLENE DAHL
1956	HEUTE HEIRATET MEIN MANN West German -- Dressing scene with beautiful petti.	LINA CARSTENS
1954	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY --    Nothing but at the end -- watch the  alighting from the airplane. BUY THE DVD!	CLAIRE TREVOR
1959	HIGH JUMP	(ACTRESS UNKNOWN)
1960	HIGH SCHOOL CAESAR -- Fifties bouffant, Rock 'n Roll dancing, crinies, etc.	JUDY NUGENT
1958	Fifties bouffant, Rock 'n Roll dancing, crinies, etc. - nice view at dance HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL --     Fifties bouffant, Rock 'n Roll dancing, crinies, etc. - nice view at dance. BUY THE DVD!	JAN STERLING
1958	HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS -- Fifties bouffant	HEATHER AMES
1956	HIGH SOCIETY -- Ms. Kelly's wedding dress displays pettis, and she shows a LOT of wonderful froufrou when seated on a lounge chair! Also, the little girl at the piano is great. Review by Shelley	GRACE KELLY
1988	HIGH SPIRITS	DARYL HANNAH
1960	HIGH TIME -- Some froufrou is seen here.	TUESDAY WELD
1998	HILARY AND JACKIE  --  One scene with full petticoat showing as Ms. Griffiths undresses BUY THE DVD!	RACHEL GRIFFITHS
1955	HIT THE DECK -- Bouffant dresses Click here for a large peek!	JANE POWELL, ANN MILLER and DEBBIE REYNOLDS
1942	HOLIDAY INN -- Dance fluffies!	MARJORIE REYNOLDS
1944	HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN --  Cute little froufrou dance dresses -- very nice!   Lobby poster BUY THE FILM!	JOAN McCRACKEN ...and a host of other patriotic Hollywood stars
1956	HOLLYWOOD OR BUST-- Bouffant dresses	ANITA EKBERG
1961	HOMICIDAL--50s bouffant shirtwaist worn by murderess, then a coordinated skirt and blouse which looks like a dress - the latter shows a very apparent petticoat line.	JOAN MARSHALL
1961	THE HORSEMASTERS	ANNETTE FUNICELLO
1990	THE HOT SPOT -- One shot of a full-view petti	VIRGINIA MADSEN
1958	HOUSEBOAT -- Bouffant dresses	SOPHIA LOREN
1953	HOUSE OF WAX -- Cancan                      STILL CLIPS & VID-CLIP	CAROLYN JONES
1958	HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER -- Fifties froufrou, especially at dance.	HEATHER AMES
1953	HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE -- Ms. Grable's blue bouffant dress with the pink crinoline showing out while she sits near the beginning is exciting -- alone, worth the watch! There is more, though, in fifties fashion to be seen.	BETTY GRABLE, MARILYN MONROE, JANE RUSSELL
1966	HOW TO STEAL A MILLION	AUDREY HEPBURN
2000	(Dr. SEUSS) HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS -- Oh yes! Lots of little girls and ladies in pettis! At one point the little girl falls down a hole and the pettis go a-flyn'!	TAYLOR MOMSEN
1963	HOW THE WEST WAS WON -- Debbie undresses to her corset and petticoats after a stage song.	DEBBIE REYNOLDS
1959	HULA-HOPP, CONNY   West German --   STILLCLIP	CORNELIA FROBOESS

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