Hollywood Bureau
Raise a glass to Ms. Ida Lupino
She had class, if you know what I mean, oh
As actress, director
A statue, erect her
Respect her, while drinking your vino
'Second-string Bette Davis'? --They lied!
Ida's screen presence can't be denied
Whether ingenue, moll
Or 'film noir' femme fatale
She excelled at whatever she tried
In "Deep Valley", "Road House", "The Hard Way"
"The Sea Wolf", Ida knew how to play
Parts that were kind and cruel
--She was nobody's fool--
Though Rob Ryan once ruined her day...
(Psycho handyman Robert Ryan traps Ida at home in 'Beware My Lovely' (1952))
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