The Reeler has an interview with film critic Carrie Rickey, who has curated an event in New York tonight called Dumb Blondes, Smart Blondes. The program sounds great, but Rickey says a few questionable things in the interview.

One thing I bristle at is the notion that Judy Holliday wanted to play smarter, “but she really didn’t get that opportunity because people really enjoyed the dumb blonde. I just think that Holliday and even Marilyn Monroe — as much as I love them — invite a certain kind of male condescension.” I don’t think that’s true at all. Born Yesterday was one thing, but I think Judy Holliday was at her best playing smart blondes, who allowed men to treat them as though they were dumber than they really were, so that they could then be a little bit sneaky about the smartness.

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