Song of Spain, the Final Chapter

Our 15" beauty stands up well even to a closeup! Here is the conclusion of this tale from the story card:

The camera rolled, the music thundered, and Gene spun down the stairs, her feet flashing in a blur of movement. Her radiant smile never faltered. Halfway, the skirt billowed off in a dazzling flourish of gold, balck and scarlet, only to be swept close again as she fastened it to her neck on the next three perilous turns. She reached the floor and stopped on a dime in a proud, dashing matador’s pose. Jaws dropped in amazement, but there was no time to celebrate…the camera was rolling!

My jaw didn’t drop, as I had no doubt that she’d do it to perfection on the first take. To see more Gene Marshall photos, visit my regular website.

More Song of Spain

We continue with the tale from the story card:

The choreographer had created white-hot flamenco dance moves for this show-stopping number, so difficult and daring that the twenty-four beautiful toreador dancers were complaining. But everyone gasped when the demanding choreographer told Gene to unfasten her mock skirt and re-attach it around her neck as amatador’s cape…while in full spin down a narrow, steep flight of slipper marble steps! “Impossible!”, “You’ll break an ankle!”, “Don’t do it, Gene!” cried the dancers, but Gene was silent. With a frown of concentration, she mounted the stairs and slowly, meticulously, worked out the necessary moves. After a long while Gene nodded and said, “I can do it!”



Come back for the conclusion tomorrow! To see more Gene Marshall photos, visit my regular website.

Song of Spain

Circa 1943, this Tim Kennedy creation was released in 1999 as the second doll in the Annual Edition Series. From the story card:

Gene Marshall was hailed as “Our All-American Girl” for her role as a plucky Broadway dancer in the 1943 flag-waving film, “Sea Spree.” But after the “Song of Spain” dance number was the shot, the cast and crew had another name for this rising new star—the “I-Can-Do-It Girl!”



I have included a closeup of the poster on the wall behind our star:



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