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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

Any rating comments obviously refer to the quality of the film vis-à-vis frou-frou

2001

TAKE A GIRL LIKE YOU --TVM 2 Still-clips

SIENNA GUILLORY

1949

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (Stage dance short gown--1890s)

BETTY GARRETT

1960

TALL STORY Click here for still-clip.

JANE FONDA

1957

TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR (Hooped gown and then some 50s bouffant - nice display! )

DEBBIE REYNOLDS

1987

TEEN WOLF TOO (An incredibly stupid movie with an exciting dance scene of teenagers in petticoats -- per Fred )

KIM DARBY

1955

THE TENDER TRAP Still-clips

DEBBIE REYNOLDS

1989

TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS

ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI

1983

TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (Opening scene)

DEBRA WINGER

1980

TESS (OF THE D'UBERVILLES) (Lots of 19th century crinnies, according to June!)

NASTASSIA KINSKI

1956

THAT CERTAIN FEELING 2 Still-clips

EVA MARIA SAINT

1965

THAT DARN CAT (In the closet! Only one petti, though!)

HAYLEY MILLS

1965

THAT FUNNY FEELING Still-clips

SANDRA DEE

1959

THAT KIND OF WOMAN

SOPHIA LOREN

1948

THAT LADY IN ERMINE (Lots of Hollywood hoops, topped by a dream sequence that provides plenty of froufrou!)

BETTY GRABLE

1992

THAT NIGHT -- This film is set in the late 50's and has several wonderful scenes, but two come to mind: There's a little girls' party that is very scenic! They play party games on the floor, so we see a lot of "fluff". Also, there is a scene where Ms. Lewis does a bedroom dance while wearing nothing but a bra and petticoat. Charming! Review by Shelley

JULIETTE LEWIS

1956

THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW

JOAN BENNETT

1954

THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (...and Marilyn Monroe shows up in a short hatcheck outfit with frillies, too!)

ETHYL MERMAN

1970

THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN (In the prison escape scene , Miss Grant runs around, for a brief time , with an unusual crinoline for the era)

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LEE GRANT

1992

THIS IS MY LIFE

JULIE KAVNER

1963

THIS SPORTING LIFE

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1942

THIS TIME FOR KEEPS (Miss Morris appears half-way through ( and then at the end) in an enormous tutu outfit.)
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ANN RUTHERFORD &
DOROTHY MORRIS

1996

THIS WORLD, THEN THE FIREWORKS (Small show of 50s pettis)

GINA GERSHON

1965

THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES a/k/a "How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes" (Petticoat glimpses - c1910)

SARAH MILES

1955

THREE FOR THE SHOW (Fifties pettis)

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BETTY GRABLE & MARGE CHAMPION

1946

THREE LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE Click here for still-clip.

JUNE HAVER

1950

THREE LITTLE WORDS (Flying petticoats when Vera-Ellen dances!)

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VERA-ELLEN

1953

THREE SAILORS AND A GIRL

JANE POWELL

1938

THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP ("As the film begins we see three girls walking towards the camera. They are wearing ball gowns with tight-fitting bodices and full skirts. They are walking along the corridors and down the stairs of their mansion to join the guests of Deanna's first grown-up party. We see the film credits and hear snatches of their conversation between the film music. We also hear the rustle of their dresses, for Nan Grey, in particular, is wearing a stunning party frock with a very full skirt accentuated by pleats let in the back, and puffed sleeves tied up with little bows of ribbon. There are three parties altogether in the film, and one wedding. We see the dancers are wearing full skirts in various fabrics and at the wedding all the bridesmaids wear taffeta frocks with very short sleeves puffed up into stiff points. In one of Hollywood's favourite underwear scenes, Nan Grey is revealed in a full-skirted frilled petticoat.!"
-- Review by Janet)

DEANNA DURBIN

1956

THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE (One of the best - petti scenes everywhere! Watch especially the beginning bed scene (picture) where Mr. Heston pulls up Ms. Baxter's voluminous skirts and petticoats!)

ANNE BAXTER

1995

THREE WISHES (50s era bouffant)

ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO

1958

THUNDER ROAD (Fifties bouffant with some peeks)

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KEELY SMITH & SANDRA KNIGHT

1990

TIE ME UP, TIE ME DOWN Spanish a/k/a ¡Átame! (Miss Abril wears two dresses with petticoats in this movie. Unfortunately, we only get a glimpse of one while the other shows up a bit better in a windy scene.) Review by Dara

VICTORIA ABRILl

1946

TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (Mostly good stage froufrou)

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JUNE ALLYSON, JUDY GARLAND, KATHRYN GRAYSON, DINAH SHORE, LENA HORNE & CYD CHARISSE

1959

THE TINGLER (There are a few scenes depicting a beautiful young lady in evening (date) attire, full skirt, etc.) Review by Shelley

JUDITH EVELYN

1955

TO CATCH A THIEF (Ms. Kelly wears a beautiful hooped gown!)

GRACE KELLY

1993

TOMBSTONE ("Doc Holliday's mistress/girlfriend wears a shockingly bright red dress, sometimes without her bustle (the hussy!). I know westerns aren't generally a source of petti interest, but this movie is an exception." -- Review by Claudette)

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DANA DELANEY

1975

TOMMY (Some nice peeks of 50's petticoats under 50s dresses and some cage crinolines.)

ANN-MARGARET

1959

TOMMY THE TOREADOR (Bad Tommy Steel movie with some nice Spanish ladies wearing petticoats under their Spanish dresses)

JANET MURO

1945

TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT StillClip

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RITA HAYWORTH

1984

TOP SECRET! (Pizza parlor scene is worth watching)

LUCY GUTTERIDGE

1953

TORCH SONG ("Ms. Crawford wears a dress with the most gorgeous blue petticoat. It’s really full too. You just want to dive into her!" - - Review by Shelley) 2 MByte moving clip

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