Lee Marvin co-starred with Vivien Leigh in “Ship Of Fools”/1965
Mr. Marvin matches Ms. Leigh by giving a stellar performance as a washed up red-neck ball player now only interested in women and liquor.
He confronts Leigh’s aging Southern belle in the emotional climax of the film.
His crude attempt to seduce her spills into violence as she beats him unmercifully with the heel of her shoe.
In one of Hollywood’s 10 Best Cinematic Moments, Marvin lays pulverized on the floor.
Vivien Leigh gave Marvin a cast of the shoe inscribed in black marker——“Lot‘s Of Love, Vivien”—-
Hilariously, when the item came up for estate sale, the auction house noted—-“the heel spike shows signs of impact”—-
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