The Notorious Bettie Page Page #3

Oh, sure, yeah.

- if you don't mind.

- Well, I've been thinking about it...

and what difference does it make,

a little piece of cloth?

I agree.

Absolutely.

Oh, thank you.

You know, Bettie,

You're the most popular

model at our club.

Flattery is the devil's

tool, Charlie.

How's this?

I don't know

how to say this,

and don't be offended, but...

well, we've come

this far...

Do you think you could take off

the bottom as well?

After all, it's just

a little piece of fabric.

Now, don't you go throwing

my words back at me, Charlie.

I'm... I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have asked.

Just kidding you.

It's fine.

Sure, I don't mind.

Um, um...

Bettie?

- Bettie?

- Yes?

If we show too much,

I could get arrested.

- What do you mean?

- The top is okay,

but you have

to hide that.

Oh...

Oh, I'll just put

the bottoms back on.

No no no, you don't

have to do that.

Um, the backside's okay.

How's this?

Oh, thank you.

That's perfect.

A copy of "She:

the Man's Picture Magazine."

Oh, Marvin.

A-ha, there she is.

- In roller-skates this time.

- I know, they're silly.

"Gals think men are beasts!

This doll thinks a gorilla

makes a safer boyfriend. You wolf!"

I'm not sure I like the idea

of other men seeing you like this.

It's a bathing suit, Marvin.

- You make it look so good.

- Come on.

Yeah, I know.

I know.

- Yes... yes?

- Hi.

I got your name from Maxie.

My name's Bettie Page. I'm a model.

Oh, yeah. She told me about you.

Just one minute.

Yeah, we got some

nice William Holden. Color 8x10.

Yeah, Stewart Granger

we got, yeah.

Just come into the store.

Anything you want, we got, okay?

- Thank you so much.

- All right.

- So Maxie told you about us?

- Yes.

She said there would be some

unusual costumes to put on.

Okay, great.

Why don't you go right upstairs

and talk to my brother

Irv while I close up here, okay?

Klaw Studios

featuring the largest variety

of popular model photos in the world.

Well, what are you

interested in?

Films, cartoons,

pictorials?

We got some great new pictorials in,

very high quality...

just a moment.

Hi, I'm Irving Klaw,

You hungry?

We've got sandwiches over there...

- some beautiful sliced brisket.

- Oh, I'm fine, thanks.

Okay.

Dressing room's

through there.

Uh, no more "Boudoir

Beauties in High Heels."

What about some

fighting girl movies? No?

"Bound in Rubber,"

"Pleasure Parade,"

and "Fearful Ordeal

in Restraintland."

Now, that last one's

an excellent seller,

because of the quality of the poses,

which in my personal opinion

are among the most strenuous

bondage photos ever made.

Whoa-whoa, how anyone walks

in these old shoes is beyond me.

You don't have far to go.

Jack, give her a hand.

- Oh, hello.

- Pleased to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- These shoes are kind of unusual.

We get a lot of requests

for them, don't we, Irving?

Sure do... 8" stiletto heels,

black seamed stockings,

High heels are very popular.

- There you go.

- Okay, sit her down there, Jack.

All right, Bettie.

Let's go.

Beautiful, Bettie.

Oh! I think we got a little problem.

Something's peeking out.

Oh, yep. We better put

another pair over them.

Yeah, we gotta put these

over the ones you got on.

These will be okay, huh?

As if the customers care.

It's the shoes they want.

Shoes and boots, boots and shoes...

- they can't get enough of them.

- Why?

Don't ask. It takes all types

to make a world.

What kind of types?

You see, the customers

who want this stuff,

they're very respectable,

very high quality people...

doctors, lawyers,

diplomats...

Even a judge.

They're not people like us.

The pressures they've got...

they're not your average Joe.

So what if they want something

that seems a little strange, right?

- If it makes them happy?

- Sure.

Sometimes they come into the store, and

I can see they want something different.

Irving says I can

spot them a mile off.

- Oh, she can. She's got an instinct.

- If I think it's shoes they want,

I'll pull out a movie star...

Lana Turner, let's say,

with a nice pair of high heels...

and I'll point to them and say,

"Hmm, something

like this, maybe?"

Oh, the look on their face...

like they're so relieved I understand.

And then I start pulling

out the special stuff.

Look at the time.

We gotta go.

- Jack, let's put some music on.

- Okay.

Let's put some music.

You like music, Bettie?

- Oh, yeah.

- You okay, Bettie? The shoes hurting?

I'm fine. Just fine.

Turn your backside to us

so we can see the stocking seams.

Nice nice.

Wonderful, Bettie.

To me, turn to me.

Great!

It's nice, right?

Just get into it, feel it.

Gorgeous gorgeous.

Oh, you're so happy.

She's great.

Oh, that's right, honey.

Do that cha-cha,

give me that.

Great, Bettie.

Gorgeous.

Listen to this..."you have

long stretches of nervous letdown

in playing your part,

complete artistic impotence.

At such times your playing

is lifeless, stilted."

I think he was talking

about me there.

No, no, he's talking

about all of us.

I'm just so nervous. Uh, they liked

the photographs I sent them,

- but they never heard me speak.

- It's a western, right?

- Uh-huh.

- Well, maybe they'll need

a good Southern girl.

Just remember, acting is about truth.

You find truth in the character

and no one will give a damn

- that you're from Tennessee.

- Settle down.

Okay, start from here.

Come on, turn.

Not... slowly

slowly, not so quick.

And look at me

with your beautiful eyes.

Now, this way.

Straight.

Now, say something nice.

Um...

I don't know know what to say.

Come on, we're recording sound

so you can say something.

- I'm sorry.

- Don't be so sorry, okay?

You're behaving

like a six-year-old, okay?

Come on, look at me

with your beautiful eyes.

And?

Ahem...

hi, I'm Bettie Page.

Um...

I'm from Nashville,

Tennessee.

Right. Okay, that's it.

You're all done, sweetie.

I thought you looked really great

under the lights.

You're a knockout.

Real star material.

Uh, you think so?

I was awfully nervous.

You'll have to work

on that accent, of course,

But it would be no fun

if you were perfect.

Say, why don't you have

dinner with me tonight?

I could give you a few pointers.

We could get to know each other better.

Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't.

I already have a boyfriend.

Oh, come on.

It'll be fun.

It's always an advantage

to know the producer personally.

I really have to go.

You try and do

a girl a favor...

Still not tight enough.

I told you, it won't go any tighter.

I've been trying for 20 minutes.

You'll ruin the whole thing because

you're too lazy to do it properly.

Oh, come off it.

- Set the shot up the way I told you.

- Okay, I got it, I got it.

Bettie, you're supposed

to be here at 10:00.

You're not on the clock, you don't

get paid. Irving, you're in the shot.

- Okay.

- Ahem.

Give it in the eyes.

Give it in the eyes, darling.

- Beautiful.

- Can we see a bit of heel maybe?

- A little bit of heel.

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