Lucile Watson "Aunt Cornelia Farley" day dress and hat designed by Charles Le Maire from That Wonderful Urge....

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Lucile Watson "Aunt Cornelia Farley" day dress and hat designed by Charles Le Maire from That Wonderful Urge. (TCF, 1948) 1. Burnt orange short sleeve eleven-button day dress with V-neckline accented with taupe and ivory polka dot insert with bow (added post production). Hook & eye, snap and button front closure. Internal bias label handwritten, "542 Lucille Watson" and stamped "1 27 4 6258". Originally a long sleeve dress. One sleeve has been modified into a "U" shape, the other is regular shape. Material has faded slightly along neck, shoulders and sides. Exhibits staining on the back middle and bottom. 2. Brown velvet and copper metallic material hat accented with ivory crocheted netting and a cluster of cream and pale pink flowers with pale yellow dots. Handwritten label, "542-87 Lucille Watson" and stamped, "1 39 1 3922". Netting and flowers added post production. Designed by Charles Le Maire. Worn by Lucile Watson as "Aunt Cornelia Farley" in That Wonderful Urge. Dress worn when having dinner with Gene Tierney and Reginald Gardiner when Tyrone Power introduces himself in the court room during the divorce trial.

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