I had not thought of it but that was part of why she was so alluring. and yes, sexy. Of course the fact that she was beautiful helped.
In just about all those old 1950s Sci-fi movies the professor has a beautiful daughter.
There is something appealing about a lady. No she doesn’t have to be helpless or a damsel in distress. But the aggressive slutty pushy Hollywood star has never exactly been the ones male moviegoers flock to. The ladies got a much better response. Thing is, modern Hollywood producers don’t like ladies, they like action heroines and basically just guys with breasts, amble and visible.
The lady as a Hollywood icon is passe. Movie viewership is down. Coincidence? I think not. That is not the sole reason of course, but just one example of how modern movie producers are completely misjudging audiences.