"The Look"
Lauren Bacall at 20, you really don't need any more than that. Soft, shy, sensuous, a voice like wild honey with a spoonful of Scotch... The Look was shadows and lighting as well. The look started in "To Have and Have Not", and continued full force in "The Big Sleep". "You know how to whistle, don't you... Just put your lips together and blow..." in film-noir lighting, deep shadows and contrasts sharp and crisp. This worked so well in black-and-white, it really is an artistic violation to "enhance" by colorizing...